"Huh," is all I say. I don't know anything about his world, and I have to admit, I'm a little worried about how…wild it is. Which is stupid. Kassam is a nature god. Of course he's going to want to hang out where there's nothing but trees and animals. It's just that…I'm a city girl. I'm already a little worried about the lack of plumbing and accessible food. Beds. Paths. Things like that. I expected us to be starting fresh when we came over to his world. I just didn't realize we'd be starting with nothing at all. I'm suddenly glad I packed my enormous bag. I move over to it, unzipping and pulling out fresh clothes and shoes. I find a protein bar and unwrap it, chewing as Kassam strokes the eagle's feathers. He's got a huge frown on his face. "What's wrong?"
He glances over at me. "My friend tells me there is a city not far from here. A day's flight, maybe a bit more. I don't like that."
"Why not?"
"Because there should be no city here. These lands are supposed to remain wild. They are my lands."
I don't point out that he's been gone for a thousand years, or that the world can change a lot in a hundred years, much less a thousand. He knows this, of course. Me, personally, I'm rather thrilled there's a city. I like the woods, but if we're going to find Seth and Margo, we'll find them near a city. Seth is absolutely not a nature god. I study him and the eagle instead. "He told you that?"