Nothing happened. A tensed silence filled the room as Alaric stood there with his eyes closed, deeply concentrating on the necklace he was holding in his hands. Erin and Berkley stared at him, with the latter unsure what he was trying to achieve. 30 seconds. 1 minute. Nothing happened. It had all been very anticlimactic as Alaric opened his eyes in confusion and turned the pendant around. “I don’t understand,” he muttered to himself. “I should be gone by now. Last time, it only took a few seconds.” He turned to look at the other two as if asking for help or an explanation. Erin let out the breath she didn’t realize she had been holding in, as reality set in and she realized that it was all just some sort of madness. She couldn’t believe she almost bought into that teleportation hooha

