Lind blinked his eyes until he could see around him again. He had been in natural settings and in esoteric places, but he was shocked to see he was in all too familiar study.
The massive hearth had flames licking at the dark stone that had a dark wood mantle holding various items he still could not identify. The room was well lived in with a word leather couch in front of a golden wood table. The desk had a dark shine to it and the shelves held scrolls, jade slips, and books.
He looked out the windows to an icy storm obscuring anything beyond. He suspected the storm was intentional.
"So nothing changed? I am still stuck on this path?" Lind spoke aloud with some doubts in his heart but a laugh drew him instantly to a chair that had been empty just a moment ago.
A very familiar face sat there in robes that glittered with starlight. He could not even get a sliver of an idea what grade the items were but he did notice something distinct. The black ring on his right hand was missing!
