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[Anastasia]

Like around yourself or in the loop?

[Corwin]

Both. I want to tell if the Inevitable is late, and also start by confirming my time loop belief.

[Anastasia]

The Inevitable is not late - it has two seconds to go.

Time is wrong here, twisted. Your divine will can sense it.

Then you look up and see it. It is an Inevitable of solid gold plating and iron beneath that greets you. It has three claws as toes, a corded body of steel and adamantine, and no facial features. Humanish and yet not, bowing to you.

"Ah," Kascha murmurs, "How?"

[Corwin]

"Chronomancy, a forbidden magic," Seira tells her. "I ran into it before on Prime in Pallanth, and Waukeen told me a bit of the basics." At the Inevitable's appearance, she waves in greeting.

[Anastasia]

His voice is pleasant, if not terribly warm. He greets the two of you, "Kascha and Seira. I've heard of that incident with that gnome, and it's good to finally meet you. It's been a long time."

[Corwin]

"A long time since...?"

[Anastasia]

"My, Chronomancy," Kascha looks on, "This should be amazing."

"Since I talked to Alicia and Syala about it. Well, a long time to me, but duties and time flow must as they must. I am Chrona 42, of the line of Chrona Quaruts."

[Corwin]

"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Chrona 42. Regrettably, Amaryl has a prior engagement, but I trust things will work out for her all in proper time." Seira looks about them before clapping her hands. "So! How does this work?"

[Anastasia]

"There's so much we want to know," Kascha gushes out, "No one who knows about Chronomancy can talk about it, and if you study you can see where it's supposed to be, can't you?"

Chrona 42 inclines his head to the both of you, "Hands on tests along with asking me questions," The Inevitable says,

[Corwin]

"Are we starting with the twisted time here?" Seira inquires, ready for some exciting hands on practice. Kascha should easily handle all the interesting questions, and there'll be time to add to them later as well!

[Anastasia]

"Let's," Chrona 42 says. "Here time is distorted and runs too fast and loops around and around, letting the grass and plants live generations in an eye's blink. To fix weak temporal disturbances, a Temporal Stabilization spell is needed. It is 4th circle. Your divine will should do - focus on that and let it happen."

[Corwin]

Seira focuses her divine will, aiming for the moment when the flora is at its prime!

[Anastasia]

Power. A power you've never known flows through and it is good. It is right. Like a small part of yourself forgotten and lost, a glimpse of so much gained in that moment. The time distortion corrects itself, flowers and grasses in full growth and bloom now.

[Corwin]

Seira takes a look, before pausing and looking back on the process anew.

I'm trying to rewind time a bit and then study what past-me has done!

[Anastasia]

Like actual time travel or just looking back?