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Ah. An extension of trust, was it?

Well, Hector didn't think Pauline would try to do him harm. In the back of his mind, though, he supposed she could've been somehow deceiving him this whole time and that perhaps she was in some way responsible for everyone's disappearance, but...

Nah. It was one thing to be cautious. It was another to be paranoid. Plus, even if she did try to assault his mind like her father did, it wouldn't work. Probably.

He went up to her, removed his right gauntlet, and put his hand on her avian body. Her feathers were huge, yet still quite soft and fluffy, almost like that of a stuffed toy.

'Okay,' she said. 'Brace yourself.'

And that was all the warning he got.

The night melted away, replaced by a world of swirling and ethereal grays. Everything had a soft glow, not entirely unlike the moonlight from earlier, but now there were images playing all around him. Movies, of a sort. All unfolding simultaneously.

And yet, it wasn't overwhelming. So much was happening all at once, but he wasn't struggling with any of it. He couldn't tell if that was because of his Focus or if it was somehow Pauline's doing, but either way, it was less like actually watching a film and more like the information was just being poured directly into his mind.

This place. This little building. It was much more than it appeared to be. In truth, it was the entrance to an underground facility.

One that was being run by the Lorentian government.

Or no. Not being run. Not anymore. It was long gone now. Only a collapsed hole remained. That was just the strange perception of time playing havoc with his thoughts, Hector supposed.

Time was...

Hmm. Suddenly, Hector felt like he understood Rasalased a little better.

But that was neither here nor there. He concentrated on the vision--or whatever this was.