'You get me?' did that mean he was her personal guide? That seemed very strange. Maybe he meant something else. She could leave her problems behind? She had quite a few of those... and on her 16th birthday, no less, though the date didn't matter as much. At his sudden sigh she was becoming even more confused. Should she know of this place if it was magical? She knew so little of the world outside of her forest. She knew of King Ste- her father's kingdom. She knew of the neighboring kingdom of King Hubert. Beyond that?

"I'm sorry, I've not heard of the Kingdom of Japan," she offered as he seemed rather upset on the whole matter. "I'm sure it is a lovely kingdom," she wondered how far away it was. She didn't really want to think about food, her stomach still upset from everything earlier that day.