the sky was never blue again

[nightsdespair]

[ the feed clicks on, showing a young boy from an angle in the ground. blue eyes darted across the horizon - they are serious, worried, and alert. ]

How queer... This place is unlike anything I've seen before... Not even that damned kingdom can possibly know about this area.

[ yep, he really hates that 'kingdom', whatever that is. you can hear it in his tone. he continues to look around nearby, his left hand over his sword's hilt. ]

Then how could I've...? Surely my comrades wouldn't abandon me. Just where are they?