"Aella," Ned repeats, nodding at her and offering a welcoming smile. It is good to see a friendly face here, even a new one. "You are quite right. We have just found ourselves on the road to Gazin this afternoon. It has been a strange time, trying to figure out where we are, if this is even part of our world or not. I almost sure now that it is not, that there is some magic at work."

He glances at the woman, finishing the last of his first drink. "You can recognize a newcomer here, hmm? Do you know all the people in this land, then? Or only the ones here in town?"