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It occurred to me as I Travelled, that perhaps, up until now, I had just been lucky with finding spots to Travel from. Maybe what I saw at the train station was actually the way it worked all the time, I'd just never had to be aware of it before. This knowledge would hopefully keep me from panicking next time I couldn't instantly hit a portal.
I landed on feet in the forest that surrounded my home.
My home.
After the events of the day, it felt more like my true home than ever before. My apartment was no longer safe and, last time I checked, was covered in goo. And I couldn't go to my parents' home because it brought creatures to their doorstep. This compound in the middle of this beautiful, breezy forest was my sanctuary, and I had the gargoyles to prove it.
"You're back! You'
