[Introduction] Anyway the wind blows...

[abadland4gods]

Everywhere he went, Shadow found them.

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[deaalmon_prince]

Chaosti is alone at the moment, on his way back in from doing some training outdoors though no weapons are visible. When his path crosses Shadow's he stops and watches him intently for a minute, not really making an attempt to hide it.

[abadland4gods]

Shadow looks back at the very strange guy who's staring. And stares right back.

"Something wrong?"

[deaalmon_prince]

Chaosti keeps still, keeps watching. "Who are you?"

[abadland4gods]

Man, that guy looks weird Shadow doesn't say.

".. name's Shadow," he says finally. "Or Mike, if you prefer." Pause. "Who are you?"

[deaalmon_prince]

"Chaosti. Warlord Prince of Deal al Mon." And not exactly the most open and friendly of the Blood ever born.

[abadland4gods]

That makes Shadow slowly raise an eyebrow. "... nice to meet you, I guess."

Pause.

"What's the Deal al Mon?"

[deaalmon_prince]

"My people, and the Territory my Queen rules," he says, as if that's all the explanation needed.

[abadland4gods]

"... never heard of it," Shadow says. And he shrugs it off, writes it off as some obscure cult he shouldn't know about anyway.

"... mind if I ask you a question or two? Otherwise I'll just be on my way. Don't want to be a bother, all that."

[deaalmon_prince]

"What questions?" He doesn't mind all that much, he remembers being new.

[abadland4gods]

"I was kind of hoping you'd know where we are, actually - and how to get out."

Because if there's one thing Shadow isn't a fan of, it's being backstage. It's weird. And Wednesday did mention that hanging out backstage for too long wasn't the best thing to do anyway - one thing he's willing to trust the old conman with.

[deaalmon_prince]

"No one knows," Chaosti says bluntly. "No one's found a way." Unless that's what happened to Saetan, he thinks, but if Saetan found a way he wasn't able to tell anyone else.

[abadland4gods]

"So I hear," Shadow says succinctly. "I'm still hoping to find someone who does."

[deaalmon_prince]

"You'll be looking for a while," Chaosti points out. "I've been here a long time and haven't found anyone yet."

[abadland4gods]

"Mind if I ask how long?" Which, Shadow realizes, is just as good as asking straight out.

[deaalmon_prince]

"Four years." Or close enough. It will be in a month. It's a little disturbing to think about.

[abadland4gods]

".... that's a long time."

Just. What.

Shadow hates that though.