[There’s almost nothing Jade could do that would make Liem assume there was something wrong with her mind at this point. The shock of witnessing the end and being reborn in this strange place would be enough to rattle even the steadiest, he’d think. If she keeps laughing, maybe it’s so she doesn’t start crying again.]

In Heliopolis, which lies within the city of Springstar. It’s a warm place: sun-drenched. It’s also quite busy, as cities go.

[He speaks like someone who has no trouble making such an assessment, like he’s done quite a bit of travelling and has seen cities and towns of multiple kinds. On many days Liem loves Springstar’s bustle, but he admits it can also be overwhelming in the wrong circumstances.]

We will need to walk through some of it, but not as much as you might imagine. Springstar is on a different island than the one we’re on now, so we’ll need to teleport to a cornerstone there. And there are plenty of cornerstones near Heliopolis.