someone must've loved you, not the way that I do

phoebe Sleep and I shall soothe you, calm you, and annoint you Phoebe smiled at the young man, but despite its pleasant appearance there was melancholy in her gaze. ”I am sorry to inform you that you do not get back. No one who appears here like you did returns home.” she said, breaking the news as gently as she could. She paused for a moment, reaching down and grabbing her basket of foraged herbs and roots and berries. The young midwife tucked it in the crook of her arm, secure against her side. ”My name is Phoebe, by the way. I am a midwife here. Why don’t we head to town so you can get some dry clothes and I will explain on the way?” she said, waiting to see if he would agree before leading back towards the path that would take them to the settlement. ”For some time now, people from other worlds have been appearing in this place. It’s known as Caido.” she explained, putting on her calming, soothing midwife voice to try and ease any panic he might be having. ”So…for example, I am from a kingdom called Northwind, and lived in a settlement called Northaven for a time. All of which I am sure sound completely unfamiliar to you…as unfamiliar as whatever place it is you came from would sound to me.” she said, then remembered him using the word ‘wack’ and laughed a bit. ”Like…when you said wack. What does that mean where you are from? It didn’t make sense to me how you used it…wack just means to hit something.”