Where are we?

Maland's POV

I watched helplessly as Jake and Mike climbed into the portal and went out of my sight.

"Remember what Sofosys had said, he told you to protect me inside as well as outside this island." Jake had said.

His words echoed in my ears, but my mind was not allowing me to consider this option. Afterall, how can I follow them into Mafhaelore? I was dismissed from my lands, owing to my disability and had vowed to never return. Can I break a holy vow for Jake?

Mr Sofosys had instructed me to look after them. The rational part of my brain begged me not to follow, but the emotional part, the one I had worked so hard to suppress, nudged me to jump into the portal immediately. These Humans aren't worth breaking my word, I know, but what if something were to happen to them? How will I ever face Sofosys, knowing that I had deliberately shoved them into danger?