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I got to the top of the hill and spread out in front of me was a valley of long grass so tall it stretched above my head. Once inside that grass, I wouldn't be able to see where I was going or what was coming at me.
"So what the hell do I do now?” I asked Lance, knowing that he was listening.
“Like always, Miss Phoenix, just walk straight ahead and you will find your Challenge."
"Those are bullshit instructions,” I countered, "where is the Challenge and where is the Challenger? What if I walk straight through this field and I don't find them?”
"Phoenix," the playfulness was gone from Lance's voice, it was whisper quiet and right in my ear, “it's a magical land, every walk will take you to the next Challenge. Let's keep the show going here, okay?" His voice returned to magical vol
