“How did you get here without any of my militia noticing you?” The blue elven girl stares up at the taller figures shadowing her in the bright midday’s light. “Well? State your case, child.”
She swallowed hard and caught her breath before beginning, “It was a typical day of bathing in the sun for a while to warm myself only to dive back into the lake to get a breath of fresh air. I swam around a while when I saw something glint in the sun light in my peripheral. Out of curiosity I decided to investigate. If it were something of worth I could always take it back to town to barter before I had to go back to my home for my usual meetings.
Some of the members of my crew were getting impatient and wanted things to move along quicker than had been planned. It seems as though the people of this supposed “hero town” are too dense to realize what was actually going on around them. Regardless, things were still moving as planned and that is all that matters.
Back to the glittery mass in the sand, as I picked it up and swam a little bit I noticed it had some strange writing on it. Catching my interest as I flipped it over to get a thorough examination a bright light surrounded me and time seemed to stop for a moment. All sound was deafened for only but a moment. It seems as though I fell through a portal of some sort and landed roughly on my backside. I glanced around to take note that I was on this island, thank goodness I was near water. Without it, I was surely a goner.
I dove into the cold water to try to get my bearings. It took a breath or two for my body to realize that it was alive. I had no idea where I was, the shiney object was gone and I felt a slight tingling to my skin– the same feeling I always have when I portal jump. What was I supposed to do but to explore around when I felt a little better to find out how to get back? The island looks like any other typical tropic area and if I had my map I might have some sort of idea where I was.”
One soldier looks to the other and looking back to the small elven figure, “What are you?” Taken aback by what was an odd question to her, “Wait, what? Here you are telling me that I am no longer on my own world? You honestly don’t know what I am? And I’m supposed to believe you? I mean, planar traveling is no big deal where I come from, but this isn’t some joke? It takes longer than a mere few seconds and a ritual to get anywhere outside of my plane… I can’t remember how to get home or how to do anything I could earlier today. And it seems as though your magical energies aren’t like what I know anyway. So, what do you suggest I do about this?”
Stern looks cross both their faces as they take up arms, “You are going to have to come with us, ma’am.”