 They attack Michael, but he survives and makes his way back to the Crane Women.They tell him that he did something they call "out-seeing" to escape the Umbrals, throwing a "shadow" of himself as an illusion that deceived them long enough for him to escape.The Crane Women take him with them on a journey across a desolate area known as "the Blasted Plain", which surrounds the Pact Lands.