> "All right."
> Backtrack our way aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way back to the field of fronds.
> Do warn Mary about the ear-ringing thing before gapping there though, unless she already knows.
>You make your way back, warning Maribel about the peculiar air pressure within the field of fronds. Leaving the temple is easy enough, and the most time consuming part of the trip. From there, it is easy enough to open a gap to the island that leads to the forest, and from there, another into the field of fronds.
>Stepping through that gap, you enter the field and glance around. Nothing seems to have changed; the fronds wave to and fro, the warm air presses down upon you, and the void silently yawns overhead. Maribel opens and closes her mouth, working her jaw around to try and dispel the ringing from her ears. After she comments on the bleakness, it's easy enough to gap to the doorway leading to the Crystal Palace.
>Upon arriving, Maribel approaches the doorway, frowning. "This isn't a proper gap, is it?" she says. "They don't stay open like this normally, right?"
>_