"I'm not actually sure what brought us here," Klaus said. "Only that foreigners have been brought again and again throughout the ages. Though what I've heard of Asti is truly remarkable- I wouldn't be surprised if it were the case."

There were, after all, no diabolical villains such as Femt proudly proclaiming their schemes. And so many of the people he'd met pulled from other worlds seemed good-natured enough that their presence didn't seem like some malevolent scheme against the city's inhabitants.

He looked to Daud, curious. "If I may, where were you originally from?"