The rest of their morning's journey was less somber, and quite beautiful. Alex was beginning to feel like the contrast dial in the Empire was cranked all the way to ten—everything seemed more vibrant and colorful than anything she came across in Boston. Every blade of grass seemed to emanate with its own green effervescence, and the sky's blue was deepest cerulean that she had ever seen. When he brought her to an outcropping of forested lands, even the scent of the trees infiltrated her nostrils with such a sweet intensity.
They bantered back and forth in between Treyan's commentary of the flora and fauna surrounding them. He tried his best to compare the animal and plant life to creatures and organisms she would have known back home, and she made mental notes though she knew she would ne
