Teru didn"t know how long she stood there, frozen, staring into the abyss, clinging to the wall behind her. Long enough that it really became apparent that this was not a dream, that she was cold and cramped from standing in one position, and that, despite all her best efforts over the last years, she was in the grip of some powerful magic. So much for staying safe at home, she thought grimly and with some humor. So much for staying safe at homeNo, this was no dream or existential nightmare. This was just nature and a very real cliff on the side of a mountain at the sea. A very high cliff and a cold, stormy sea. Teru didn"t know where this mountainous shore was located. She couldn"t recall ever hearing of a landscape like this nearby. No, she told herself inside her head. That"s for lat

