“What do you think those strange creatures in the mist are?” Frog asked this question out loud. He preferred it that way, as it helped to keep his loneliness in check. He no longer felt the persistent crushing fear of eternal solitude, but it still gnawed at the back of his mind.

“I don’t know. I wish they didn’t see us as some sort of food or monster, though,” the voice responded.

“Ah yes, I’m sorry about that. As time passes, they will calm down some of their more murderous impulses, but their rule of the world is still a very new thing,” a new figure had suddenly appeared in front of them after speaking these words. “Yes, yes, before all your questions, I am the one who has been guiding your dreams, but before we talk more, could you head towards my cave? I mostly appeared now to give you some finer directions. I’d rather you didn’t accidentally bump into those apes. They’ve only just left the trees, and the world is as much a terrifying nightmare for them as it is for you, so if you could follow this little energy trail, we can talk in earnest for the first time.”

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The figure vanished just as it had come, but in its place was left a series of small balls of light hanging in the air. With a slight shrug, Frog followed them.