A New Home in the Country

You walk for a long time with your lighter out in front of you. You feel its flame burning your thumb. After what seems like hours, the flame begins to dim, and you decide to save the little fuel you have left for later.

But thanks to this move, you notice a new light, like daylight, from the end of the tunnel. You run toward it gratefully, but when you get there you pinch yourself to make sure you're awake.

This world is unlike any you've seen around these parts. You've come out of a cave in a magical forest, with floating islands ahead, and three moons in the sky. There's a canal near where you've emerged, and a boat shaped like a mallard duck floats up and stops right in front of you.

You wonder how on earth you got here.