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[attr="class","nikki109"]Truth be told he'd already been on his way out the door when talking with Julius. The stranger that had somehow managed to make contact with Merlin. A matter that the wizard was remaining oddly quiet about it. In fact every since that day at the gym Merlin had been strangely absent from Jayce's life. It was both odd and welcoming at the same time. Right now though Jayce wouldn't have minded the wizard's input. Even if he was livid with the guy. After all his friends were stuck out in the middle of this blizzard. Their lives were hanging in the balance not just from the cold but from other things as well. Merlin and this Julius fellow had called them youma. And if Julius was to be believed they were the cause of this storm?[break][break]

The whole thing made his head hurt, but that didn't stop him from braving the storm. Even after Julius(and his parents) had warned him against it. His friends were in trouble and Jayce would be damned if he'd sit by and do nothing. It was one of his biggest weakness and greatest strengths. His empathy for others. It had often forced him to act against his better judgement.[break][break]

He had arrived in Dreamland at least ten minutes before Julius had. The teenager's body was bundled up tightly. His scarf pulled down below his neck, his gloved hands cupped together as he shouted and walked. "Ralph! Samantha!" even at the top of his lungs his voice barely carried. The intense winds and snow muffled the echo of his voice. He shouted once more, and made sure to hone his ears for the sound of a reply. He tried to keep his eyes peeled as well. A task that proved difficult given the strength of the snowstorm. Jayce could feel the pit of his stomach tighten as the feeling of losing hope was starting to settle in. Maybe it was too late? No, he couldn't afford to be thinking such grim thoughts. They were out here...he just needed to find them.[break][break]

It was then that Jayce heard someone from behind him call out his name. He quickly jolted himself around. His heartbeat racing at the chance of it perhaps being Ralph or Samantha. It quickly slowed once the source of the voice stepped into his line of sight. Jayce had no idea who this person was. Everything about the older man that stood before him speaking his name was unfamiliar. Jayce connected the dots rather quickly however. This stranger must have been Julius. "That must be you Julius." he replied stepping closer to the man. Jayce didn't take much time to analyze the male, they were on a time crunch after all.[break][break]

Jayce instead jumped straight to the point, "Look I know you're going to be mad but we don't have time for a lecture." he motioned towards the further reaches of Dreamland. "Ralph and Samantha aren't at this part of park. I'm thinking that they may by further in." he wanted to keep the search going but he didn't move just yet. He instead waited for Julius to take the lead. He'd continue talking with the older male while they looked. Outside of looking for Ralph and Samantha Jayce had fair amount of questions he'd like to ask Julius. Especially now that the two of were face to face.

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