The sudden distance from Cabeswater was distressing. He could already feel the strength of their connection waning, and given that he was already taken off-guard by how long it had taken to come to his rescue against the attack of whatever the hell that was, he wasn't sure that was a good thing. He wanted to withdraw and retreat back into that safe space of the forest, but the forest wasn't here. He knew it wasn't.

In fact, he knew, almost immediately, that wherever he was, it was a far cry from Henrietta. He had no idea where or what it was, but it felt not unlike the shadow that tried to kill him.

Adam blinked slowly, testing out his control of his own eyes, and began to look around, turning a slow circle from where he stood to take it all in.