Seconds later, Kayog stepped out of the portal, reclaiming my attention. Seeing a hovercart with my luggage following him twisted my insides. It finally sank in that I was truly going to be stranded in this foreign place for the foreseeable future. The tall dragon-like being on the other side flicked his wrist, and the portal instantly collapsed with a whooshing sound. “Okay, how do I get myself a friend like that?” I said with awe, still staring at the now vacant spot where the portal had been.
