[The forest extends in one direction pretty far, despite the fact that the house is clearly not this large. Shifts are weird like that. Eventually, the forest opens to a clearing area on the edge of a cliff, overlooking a vast city.]

[And that's where Ion is, staring down at the city just a few feet away. When he turns around, he looks a bit surprised to see Ian there. For a moment, he almost forgot where he was.]

Oh, Ian. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep you waiting. Before I could find a glass, everything changed around me...