It really is a bit of a shock. Whatever Joanna expected from the wizard's challenges, waking up in the past wasn't even in her list of guesses.

"Mmm. Let's start with getting up into town, and seeing how things look there. If this 'year' lasts long enough..."

She crests the beach, and makes her way into the grassy stretch that leads to the hotel and Bamborough beyond.

"...The mountain does seem to be the literal center of this all."