[color=yellow][h1]Ellis Nochel[/h1][/color]

That was just too bad. It didn't look as if Ellis was going to get a blanket like he requested. Oh well, the warmth of the house was all he needed for now. There were other pressing matters that needed tending to. As he became comfortable he inspected his surroundings and those around him more closely than before. It was a strange lot that had gathered at the woman's house. Little did he know that their situation was even stranger. 

Good luck getting any directions back to his hometown with whom he had a love-hate relationship. Sure it wasn't the best place in the world, but Chastine was a gold mine for those who made their living in the underworld. The cold was also brutal to someone who had never felt its wrath before. Ellis definitely preferred the heat and had obtained a new found appreciation for the tropics of his origin. He listened as the woman, introduced as Elurra, further explained their predicament and was shocked as to the reason why he could not return to Chastine. It was weird at first but it gradually began to make since as he pieced together his interactions with the others so far.

[i]Of course they're from a different dimension,[/i] Ellis thought, [i]not knowing of a place as big as Chastine? They would have to be from another world.[/i]

So far Ellis was having mixed emotions about being in a different world. On one hand he was missing out on big opportunities by not being able to scour the port in search of new victims. On another hand there was no telling what other loot he could gather from other worlds if he were to go there. Perhaps taking a vacation from Chastine would be good for him. Maybe he could become rich along the way like he always dreamed.

[i]Then I'll go back and buy the whole place out,[/i] Ellis plotted, grinning nefariously. Phasing back into the gathering, Ellis looked up and took his chance to speak his mind. "I'm in no rush to get back home, that's for sure. But, I would rather be somewhere much warmer."

He knew someone else had to share his sentiment. How could anyone stand a torture as wretched as the cold was beyond him.