I tried not to show just how terrified I was, but it was damned hard to pretend like I was having a fine time touring a new, unexplored wild park in another realm on the back of a mighty winged lion. I had just been kidnapped by a pair of ruthless men who dressed like some heroes in a fantasy novel, what with those dark leather pants, jackets, and armors. Not to mention those unusual masks on their faces, the likes of which I had never seen before, which made it all even more sinister.
Along the thick groves of tall trees and wild bushes, I could hear sounds of men's footsteps and, now and again, the melancholy cries of some wild creatures, which only served to scare me even more.
I was in another realm, all right, because I had never heard those sorts of cries before. They didn’t sound
