"I have not been able to feel any life in this place, but I hope it is just the building. Perhaps there is a forest; it would be a welcome change." Tian longed for the sound of the forest as well, the feel of grass and leaves, the soothing touch of a tree's bark.

This place - all of it - was just so empty.

"Careful, now. Let's not be too eager and lose our balance." In truth, he looked forward to reach horizontal floor just as much as Whisper. While he had a lot of stairs in his towers, they were well-known, almost like old friends. Learning a new route was a bit straining these days.