Somewhere that's actually okay?

[ The more he hears about this world, the less he likes. If he's got any kind of luck, the mud throwing thing won't happen again.

At the very least, 'hands free for now' is enough to get Judar back with his bare feet on the ground. You can get away with a lot when you've got the magic to make it work. ]

I wasn't expecting to see people here that were back in that other place either. The difference is that you remember.