At the end of their sight, the lighthouse standing in the dark green curtain was already within reach.
Whether it was due to the nature of the dream or the effect caused by that massive source of pollution, both Eve and Red Falcon's sense of time and space warped as they approached the lighthouse. Initially, they felt they had been walking for at least an hour, but when they looked back, the Radiant was still clearly visible, as if they had been treading in place for all that time.
But immediately afterward, they found the distance between them and the lighthouse rapidly closing in. When they turned around again, the Radiant was already out of sight. Initially, Red Falcon thought it was those fleshy masses altering the terrain, but this explanation was quickly dismissed—such a significant change would have been felt by them both.
