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Started August 06, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Rowan watched with his eyes wide with awe. "Woah… we don't have any magic back where I'm from." He held Fluff close to himself and continued to pet him.

Matthew did a double take.
"None?" He asked softly. That was… he couldn't really imagine it. Fluff purred softly, eventually curling up and falling asleep.

"None at all. We don't exactly do interdimensional travel very often. I have no idea where that ring came from." Rowan sighed. "If people get sick or hurt, they just go to the doctor. If they need to travel somewhere, they can take a car, plane, train, bus, boat… there's a lot of options for transport."

"Oh…" Matthew shook his head a bit.
"I don't think I could handle living in a world without magic," he admitted. "And we have doctors too. How do they heal people without magic?"

"With… uh… medicine, I guess?" Rowan shrugged. "Stitches, casts, other stuff… I dunno. I'm not a doctor, but I know they don't use magic."

Matthew nodded a bit.
"Alright then… I think you might be the first person I've ever met who didn't have magic," Matthew admitted. He shifted a bit, thinking quietly to himself.

Rowan flushed a bit and nodded. "W-Well, if you visited where I live, then I guess that would change… nobody has magic there. We get along just fine without it."

Matthew tilted his head a bit.
"If you don't have magic… And people are like you… How would they react to me? Others, when they see my wings."

"Probably similar to me. They'd think you were an angel, which is… um… a heavenly being of sorts? People with wings who you would probably only see after you die… most people would probably be afraid."

"I… Well, I don't want people to be afraid of me," Matthew said softly, chuckling a bit. "You aren't anymore, are you..?" He shifted a bit, sighing.

"No, not really… you seem pretty nice." Rowan sighed softly and toyed with a lock of his hair, his fingers bumping a couple of his hair clips. "I was just startled at first. Mostly because I didn't know where I was and I thought you were an angel, so I assumed I had died."

"Ah. That would make sense. I'm glad you aren't anymore, then." Matthew smiled gently. He unfolded his hands, brushing his hair out of his eyes.

He nodded a bit and gently scratched behind Fluff's ears, humming softly to himself. "Yeah… it's still really surreal. This place is so different than where I'm from."

Matthew tilted his head slightly.
"Well, I'm sure in a few days time well be getting you back to you're world." He gave a soft smile.

"Hopefully… not that it doesn't seem nice here, of course, but I really need to get back home." Rowan sighed. "I've got work and stuff to do…"

"Yes, of course." Matthew fell silent a moment.
"We'll have to talk to the council," he finally said. "Make sure it's alright for me to accompany you."

Rowan nodded a bit and looked down at Fluff. "Alright… should we go ahead and go do that now, or do we have to schedule a time?" He asked.

"We can do it now. It's very informal, don't worry." Matthew moved to stand, offering his hand to help Rowan up.

"Okay…" Rowan carefully eased Fluff onto the floor before accepting Matthew's hand and sticking close to the avian. "It's not far, is it?"

Matthew shook his head.
"Still, we'll have to fly. Are you ready for that?" Fluff ruffled his feathers a bit, stretching.

"U-Um… I'm not sure…" Rowan replied nervously, cowering a bit. "I hope you fly smoothly… I don't this'll be fun for either of us."

Matthew watched Rowan with concern. He bent down a bit, picking Rowan up and holding him close.
"It'll be over in a few moments, I promise."

"Okay…" Rowan buried his face in Matthew's chest so that he couldn't see the ground when they took off. He seemed to be incredibly anxious and was definitely not looking forward to flying.

Matthew held Rowan close to himself, one hand on his head. He let Rowan adjust a moment longer, then opened the door. He moved out, taking off. The flight was smooth, of course, and Matthew held Rowan tightly to himself.

Rowan clung to Matthew for dear life, his breathing growing harsh and shallow while they were in the air. A couple of tears threatened to fall, but he tried his best to keep them from doing so.