[Where is he? Varada doesn't recognize any of his surroundings. It's much too colorful, too vibrant to be the facility. There's a soft sound of singing--birds?--and he... he can see the sun. That's sun shining in through the windows. Where is he?
Suddenly, a figure appears. He's pale... pale and unfamiliar, and he's speaking Tevrran. More than that? It's native Tevrran. Varada can tell. All his audiobooks sound like that--it's nothing like the accented voices of his caretakers.
The young boy regards Shiox with wide, terrified eyes. He immediately draws away from him, bringing his arms in close to his body and sheltering himself. How does... how does this man know his name?]