"What are you doing here? I mean, how did you get here?" Adelaide leaned forward, squatting as well.

"It's a long story..." Jaira hesitated, not sure how much she should say, "but the problem is, we don't know how to get back. After we...um...disappeared, we found ourselves at a fort where we have been for the past few months. What about you? How long have you been in this place?"

"I'm not sure. I'm guessing at least a few months," Adelaide glanced down at Meg's ...