"Umm, Mister Dan?" Ral said, as he twitched slightly at the yelp of pain. "Is there...something your not telling me? Like why the portal turned into a piece of paper, or why said paper seems to be..." With a slight frown at the stupidity of what he was about to say, Ral continues "...I donno how to explain this. Alive, but not alive. Like...someone shaved off a bit of someones soul. Frankly, I don't know what's freaking me out more, that paper, or this...swamp, if you can call something so unatural a swamp."
