CHASM

THREE -- COUNTERPART

    Here I am, suddenly alone.

My eyes scan the ground dejectedly.

What was Eris thinking?

The people of the East amble around me, unaware of my prescence.

Only a moment ago, Eris and I were the center of attention.

Now we are separated.

Where do I go from here?

I need to find Ygrene.

Find Ygrene.

Find Ygrene...

I stare up at the neverending Eastern mountains. So many secrets must be hidden in those peaks.

The Chasm fog lowers around the city. A forlorn silence closes in around me.

"No matter what, I'll never be able to escape my destiny," I voice quietly,

"Whatever that is."

I ponder on the strange sign I saw when I first awakened:

"This is your doing. Welcome to the Chasm. Hopefully, you will learn the truth about it all."

What a mysterious message.

I walk further through the Eastern city, observing the many civilians going about their business.

I should talk to one of them.

"Excuse me, sir?" I ask a round, smiling, worm-like creature.

"Ya?"

"Do you know anybody by the name of Ygrene?"

"Ygrene? No. Sorray." He replies, shrugging.

I spend the next hour or so asking every city-dweller in sight, hoping someone knows of my friend.

Most of the responses I received, however, were unsatisfactory:

"...Ygrene?"

"No..."

"Who?'

"Neva heard af 'im."

"Nope. Its a big citay, ya know."

"I'm sorray?"

"Doesn't rang a beyll."

"I have nay idea."

"What?"

Finally, after an eternity of searching, I stumble upon someone acquainted with Ygrene, which is actually quite surprising, considering the city's size.

The individual who knew of my friend was quite mysterious. She wore a long cloak, so lengthy it covered all but her eyes, which peered out suspiciously from the darkness of her hood.