Looking for Death is a brave notion. *thr ominous feminine voice resounds in her head* I really should get that gateway fixed. we are getting a lot of visitiors ahead of their time.
As you said. We are in a realm between realms. I'll find you. *she smiles and disappears between the surface with a ripple*
Starret stands up and looks around, seeing forest one way and the house another, he decides to go to the house and tries the front door, it opens and he is back in the human realm just behind the kings hook bar
"wow, that was lucky" he said to himself "and right outside the kings hook bar as well, that door is fascinating" he went around to the side and found the area he had put his stitch in, it was so well hidden only he knew where it was, but he did have some protection on it, a quick movement and the spell was paused untill he went through. On the other side he was met by a scrawney looking human with green hair, yellow eyes and a third arm sticking out of his back, he was carrying some boxes around and waved at starret with his third arm.
"Hi master starret, was wondering where you got to, was just about to finish this box ring around the failed one, got the usual spells on it of course but this is more of a reminder where it is"
"Slatow, good man, hows the preperation for going to the other realm?" starret asked as they walked to the failed stitch
"all done on my end, got your travelling outfit ready and a bite to eat before you head off on your next adventure, nothing fancy, just an oven roatsed flat bread with cheese, some thin slices of meat and a dash of spice, should be done in a bit"
"slatow you know me well" starret said as they reached the failed stitch, it looked like thread floating in the air, but jagged and poorly done, matching the one in his cape for it, he reached into a pocket and pulled out a pair of scissors and cut the stitch, it vanished and the thread dropped limply to the floor. slatow then moved the boxes closer around and put the last two on top and cast a quick spell, as he finished he sniffed the air and ran off towards the kitchen area, starret followed at a walk and found him taking the food out the oven, it smelt wonderful and looked it as well, the cheese bubbling with a few dark orange almost burnt bits on it, the meat glistening and he sniffed the air, "is that paprika?
slatow laughed as he cut it into quarters "not quite, its a blend of paprika and cumin, both ground into powder form and mixed then shaken over the food using that strainer thing, only needs a small bit but it packs a bit of a spicy kick" they ate the food and starret headed off to the realm room leaving slatow to clean up and go back to his kitchen to work on another recipe or write this one down. Starret entered the room, changed down to basically just underwear and his cape and walked through a stitch to go to the underwater realm, as he went through, he sprouted fins from his arms and legs and a tail from where his tail bone was, his skin changed texture to that of a sharks, the stitch closed and he put clothes on as the room started to fill with water, he grew gills on his neck just a moment before the water reached them. he stepped out of the room and was met by a half human half octopus man "master Statog, welcome back"
Statog smiled "Talpod, it has been a while, im actually about to meet someone before heading off to the palace so i wont be able to enjoy your food today"
"thats fine with me sir, this recipe didnt work out anyway, seems i overdid the fish and underdid the kelp wrapping"
Statog laughed and then headed out saying "its almost a shame that slatows recipes wont work here, over half the ingredients he uses don't exist in the same way here and he has quite the skill in the kitchen, i think he is even developing a recipe book to sell" with that he went through a stitch which took him to the a back alley in the central square, he pulled out his trident from his cape and swam up over the building to the central statue and quickly saw the person he was after and swam up to say hi