Say you miss Earth.

"I do miss Earth," you say.

"I understand," she says as she tucks her legs in back against her rear as she sits beside you. "I'd miss my home too. I'm sorry that you so far away, Kyle, but I hope we can make you feel at home either way."

"You do. You all do."

She smiles bright. "That's good. And who knows? Maybe one day you'll have the chance to--" But she stops herself for a moment and gentle places her fist between her teeth for a moment. "If you do have the chance to go, please only visit. Don't leave and never come back."

"That wasn't my plan," you say as you pull yourself up as well. "Relax."

"Good, because if you left us, we'd find a way to come after you!"

"I have no doubt in that." You laugh.

After a little while longer, you and Eva stand up and locks arms together once again, and the two of you proceed back to Castle Phoenix. The wind dies down and it starts becoming quite warm for the season. You enjoy the feeling of the sun against your face, and as you make it through the gates, you stared the snaking roads between the various buildings, and the grand castle in the distance.

Yeah. This is my home. Though it's true what I said. I do miss Earth. I miss video games, friends, family, whatever. But I'm not living in the past either. I could have the chance to get home some day. If I was able to be pulled through a portal one way, it's gotta go the other way, right? Though, would I risk being unable to return here? Probably not. So I'm going to live in this fantasy world, even if it's full of danger. It's also full of beauty.

Eva looks to you with a tilt of her head, unsure of what's going on behind your eyes.

A lot of beauty.