"Who knows? It's only a rather uneducated guess," Lara replied. "Even so, if that is the case, it must be dangerous." But if that was true, then why were people being drawn in? No, there was something else at work here, but what?

Before Lara's thoughts could go any further, however, she was thrown off guard by being swept off her feet. She could barely catch her breath, her hair whipping around her face and tearing free of its ponytail. She couldn't breathe, or so she thought, and all she could think about was how fast they were going, wondering if they'd be able to stop... And then it was over, and the Englishwoman could only stand there for a few moments, stunned, her ears ringing.

"Quite impressive, I must say," she finally managed.