Having been peripherally aware of another universe revealed in sibylline visions to ir ward, the maroon nevertheless failed to foresee being teleported there mid-battle. This was the only thing that allowed the assassin to get the drop on em. E was frankly astonished to wake up at all, but when e did, the assassin had vanished without a trace and e was stranded with nothing but a radio dish, several uprooted trees, fourteen stilettos, a hunting rifle, a backup hunting rifle, a skinning knife, four kilograms of salt, and three days' provisions.