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This was starting to get confusing, with everything happening all at once. Someone stumbled into Zanar from behind, then he was pulled in a tight and kind hug, which he almost let himself melt into–but he couldn’t, shouldn’t. He was a Guardian. He had to be strong. If he wasn’t strong… well, you wouldn’t live very long if you were a weak Guardian.

But then the Bear Hugger Blondie–he realized now that was who’d hugged him–was dragging him and another girl, the one who’d bumped into him, to Lady With Weird Boom-Boom Stick.

“I’m adopting both of them, Rosy!” Bear Hugger Blondie declared.

Lady With Weird Boom-Boom Stick (or perhaps Rosy?) sighed but seemed resigned to this.

And then the girl giggled beside Zanar, and he decided to call her Giggle Gal With Not-So-Nice Canine Companion. Not the catchiest nickname, but he was more distracted with being adopted.

Zanar glanced around and realized with a start that Noble Nose was gone. Huh? See what he meant about confusing? Everything was happening so fast and jerkily (which is why this post is so choppy, sorry about that)–

But then Rosy-Lady With Weird Boom-Boom stick explained something about people going home after being transported to a strange castle, which, apparently, was where Zanar was. He didn’t absorb most of it since part of his brain was trying to figure out whether she was kidding, and the other half was wondering if that could possibly be true. If it was, it explained why none of these people resembled Skyinians or Kulmainians.

But then, with a loud clang, a metal barrier slammed down, separating him from the others. Except Giggle Gal With Not-So-Nice Canine Companion, who let out a terrified yelp–or that might have been Zanar. He wasn’t really sure. Everywhere people were exclaiming less-than-appropriate words–one of the voices distinctly sounded like Sassy Sauce– and his mind was spinning like a whirlpool.

But he sucked in a deep breath and let it out slowly. Sometimes the most important moment of the day was the small rest between two deep breaths–at least, that’s what Zanar was telling himself.

He could figure this out. After all, hadn’t he scraped by death several times? Like when he had rescued Ryli from the gang! Okay… well, maybe it was more like he’d gotten captured trying to rescue Ryli, then his dad had bailed him out–but that wasn’t the point.

Running a hand through his unruly silver hair, he turned to Giggle Gal With Not-So-Nice Canine Companion.

“Hello, Giggle Ga–person. Hello, person,” Zanar hastily corrected himself. “Right now I’m pretty sure we need to get out of here before we’re crushed or something, like in Star Wars. Oh, wait, sorry, wrong universe. Not supposed to break the fourth wall, right…” Zanar muttered, not really sure whether he was talking to Giggle Gal With Not-So-Nice Canine Companion or himself.  “Anyhow, I’m Zanar. You are… ?” For the first time he studied her and realized with a small guilty start that she was blind.

“Oh, wait, are you blind?” he asked, then literally and immediately kicked himself. “Oof, so so sorry. I totally didn’t mean it that way.” This was worse than the time Zanar had asked Peter if he was a mime (Remember that, Kinnan? XD). Much much worse. “I’m really sorry. I kinda blurt things when I’m freaking out.”

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Sry, that was really choppy and kinda long–it’s hard to catch up on everything XD (But maybe the choppiness will help portray how Zanar’s seeing it: in a fast confusing blur… Hrm. Intriguing thought. Anyhoo, @joelle-stone, if you want to respond to that, I’m very sorry for Zanar’s rambles!! Hopefully this doesn’t set him and Riure off on the wrong foot, but then again, it seems a little hard to offend Riure.