The next day...

Owen: "(drowsy) Where am-"

Owen opens his eyes to find himself staring at a high, stone ceiling.

???: "You're awake."

Owen turns to his left to see a very short Gigas sitting on a medical chair.

Owen: "(shaking head) What the hell happened?"

Owen can't seem to move his left arm.

Gigas: "You and two of your friends passed out from an excessive amount of ash and dust in your lungs."

Owen finds Rox asleep, hugging his arm.

Owen: "(nose bleeding) Uh..."

Veld: "My name is Veld. My mom is the doctor who put some special syrup into your lungs to remove the ash."

Veld stands up, showing that he's only about 7ft tall. He is also wearing black shorts that end just before his knees, a light brown, button down shirt unbuttoned with black lining, a dark brown strap that slings from his left shoulder to the lower right, iron boots that stop halfway up to his knees, golden piercing on his right ear, a large hammer on his back, and short, messy, black hair.

Owen: "You're pretty short for a Gigas."

Veld sits back down.

Veld: "Y-Yeah, and I'm 100% Gigas."

Veld looks over Owen and Rox to see Thoris stirring.

Veld: "But I have hope that this'll change one day."

Thoris: "(blinking) What happened?"

Veld: "You're the one who managed to get your friends here, correct?"

Thoris: "Yeah."

A loud knock is heard.

???: "Are they starting to wake up Veld?"

Veld: "(politely) Yes mom!"

Lariat begins to stir.

Thoris: "I think we can add two and two."

Veld stands up again.

Veld: "My mom will ascertain your conditions."

As Veld leaves the room, a 23ft tall female Gigas enters.

Dr. Orya: "I'm Dr. Orya."

The doctor takes Veld's old seat.

Lariat: "(drowsy) What?"

Dr. Orya: "You four were lucky we had medicine like or you'd be dead right now."

She crosses her legs. She's wearing a torn up coat and cloth shoes.

Owen: "I guess we should've spent a bit more time researching before we set out."

She puts two fingers on Owen's head and begins to slowly turn it.

Dr. Orya: "So you four are different races."

Lariat: "Yes."

She lets go.

Dr. Orya: "So why is a group like you doing here?"

Rox is beginning to stir.

Owen: "Well uh, this is going to sound bizarre, but..."

Owen explains away.

Rox: "(yawning) That was a nice nap..."

Rox lets go of Owen's arm.

Dr. Orya: "I've heard some of the wildest stories imaginable, but..."

She stands up.

Dr. Orya: "... I usually believe that kind of stuff."

They all begin to sit up.

Dr. Orya: "You're going to be needing these."

She tosses four face masks.

Dr. Orya: "They help keep ash at bay."

As she begins to walk towards the door, the ground begins to tremble.

Dr. Orya: "The inn is on the other side of town. I already took your pay from your stash."

They all stand up and walk towards the door.

Lariat: "We've got just enough for two rooms."

Thoris: "Guess we didn't have much to begin with."

Rox: "(perky) Well let's go get rooms and figure things out from there!"

Rox hurries ahead after slipping on her mask.

Owen: "I just hope no one accidentally steps on us."

The others slip on their masks and follow.

However, just outside the door...

Veld: "Chosen by the gods? What a strange story."

Veld walks outside just behind the four.

Veld: "But I hope that something as far out there as you can get can be true."

Two Gigas boys around 16ft tall stand in front of Veld.

Gigas 1: "Well if it isn't shorty!"

He kicks Veld in the face.

Veld: "(tearing up) Please don't."

The other punches Veld into the ground.

Gigas 2: "Well now he's actually saying something this time."

They begin to beat on Veld.

Veld: "(in head) I know this will change one day. It's all I've got to dream about..."

Meanwhile...

Poxi: "The fifth is starting to shine."

A purple orb begins to glow.