A stomach-churning sensation gripped Arun. Emerging by the gate, he spit on the ground, almost throwing up the disgusting bile that had filled his mouth during the teleportation. He hated this feeling but also loved the convenience accompanying it... So he sighed and took in the different scenery.
Gone was the golden sand of the desert, the blazing sun hanging above his head and the bustling city. Instead, the wind blew the lush forest's fresh scent of soft soil and crumpled leaves to his nose.
A mere dozen meters away, he saw his family's ancestral manor, its grand columns carved from the finest magical mineral and the towering torana pulsing with mystical secrets even he hadn't learned about yet. Still, he believed it was crammed with defensive enchantments that turned his family's vast domain into an impregnable fortress.