Yes, in a strange place.

A sharp pinch rouses you from sleep, salt-scoured eyes blinking open wearily. Several moments pass, your waterlogged mind struggling to make sense of the world, before another sharp pinch at your side makes you jerk reflexively. The movement is feeble, barely more than a twitch, but it rouses a terrible racket that pounds in your ears. Struggling into a sitting position you find yourself on a beach, surrounded by startled seagulls. A few take half-hearted nips at you before squawking and dispersing as you scatter them with a kick, "not dead yet..." the words are a croak but they bring a smile to your face. Maybe the goddess hasn't given up on you!

The holy sword of Saint Magdelana is somehow still tied to your leg though you have no idea how you managed to stay afloat with the heavy piece of metal. Uttering a quick prayer to the Burning Rose, you stagger up the shore towards the sand dunes. Odd. You don't remember ever seeing this much sand, certainly nowhere near your home. You couldn't have travelled that far could you? The wild boat ride had lasted nary more than an hour or two and you must have come to shore not long after. You gasp as you reach the peak of the nearest dune, standing awestruck at the landscape before you.

It stretches out for miles, sandy dunes that slowly give way to greener hills and a smattering of sickle-leafed trees. Beyond the scattered tree-line a mountain range rises some distance away, the rocky peaks forming unfamiliar shapes. You'd never seen this place before.

Amidst the trees you can just barely make out a structure, standing tall and regal above the trees. It's difficult to tell from such a distance but... it almost reminds you of the Abbey's spires. That can't be right... could it? It had to be an illusion, a hallucination caused by dehydration and fatigue. There was no other abbey this close to your home unless... could your goddess have led you here? Hope blossoms in your chest at the prospect of meeting other members of your order: sisters, paladins, war mothers, people who could help you complete your mission! Setting off as quickly as you can, you make for the white towers that signified your goddess.