A Change of Scenery (Part 1)

"I'm glad you'll take part in this journey, young Ernas. For too long the burden of responsibility has forced you to grow while worrying about others. To achieve true power, however, one must learn to be egotistical when needed."

Leegaain took a small wooden box out of his pocket dimension that contained four pins the size of a button.

"I am just lending them to you so I expect to get them back upon your return." He put one pin each on Tista's and Phloria's collar of their shirt, giving the remaining two to Lith.

"You should always remember that a hybrid counts double." Leegaain looked at Feela, but winked at Lith.

"What the?" All three of them suddenly had a splitting headache that brought them to their knees.

Countless words and idioms they had never heard before flashed into their minds, making them speak what sounded like gibberish but actually was a mix of dozens of different languages.