Knowledge shall lead the...

[Anastasia]

At this Donald races ahead, and once he leaves the room? The three of you are back where you began, and now the page shows a still image, of you carrying Xera while Emily holds your hand, Donald racing off as Ranbar watches.

[Corwin]

"Thank you for a lovely memory," Seira says, putting the book away.

[Anastasia]

"That was wonder-" Ranbar begins.

"Mommy!" Emily calls from outside the room, "Where'd you go?!"

[Corwin]

Seira opens the door, even as she uses her divine sense to tell who else is there within this replica of her realm.

[Anastasia]

Just Emily and Xera now. Both of them look up up as Emily says, "Why did you teleport away, Mommy?"

Donald pauses a moment, "Is this like a chance to try again?" he murmurs.

[Corwin]

"We're testing some strange new magic," Seira tells them, crouching down. "Fits with playing catch, doesn't it?" Glancing back at Ranbar, she asks, "Do you remember her name?"

[Anastasia]

Emily peers at Ranbar, "Nope!" she says quickly, "Hi, I'm Emily," She comes up, and with a flourish and a deftly cast bit of Prestidigitation for a sparkle of color, "Do you know my Mommy?"

[Corwin]

"She's my high priestess!" Seira is all too happy to educate Emily.

[Anastasia]

"Hi, Miss High Priest," Emily says, "Wanna play tag?"

Ranbar smiles softly and kneels down to her. "I do, but once your Mom says its okay."

[Corwin]

"That's fine! Kids should be active~"

[Anastasia]

"Then..." Ranbar smiles and taps Emily on the shoulder, "You're it!"

With a laugh Emily chases her, Xera following. Once they run down the hall, "So, are they real?" Donald asks bluntly. "Amaryl's going to say something if you bring home two more daughters."

[Corwin]

"She'll be too busy hugging them," Seira responds with a snort. "My divine nature and displayed connection over this variant of my realm insist that the girls are real, though their origin is beyond the scope of such powers. Thoughts?"

[Anastasia]

"Many," Donald says, "But what's the point of all this?  A trial of some kind?"

[Corwin]

"The possibilities I see are to discourage me, to provide some sort of second chance given the reincarnation theme, to stall us or to force some sort of ethical choice. However, given the way the Guardian's thinking is so alien to us, I can't figure it out without more direct instructions."

Seira does check whether chronomancy has been used here at all, just in case.

[Anastasia]

You don't detect any through scanning for magic.

"I'd guess the second," Donald says at last, "Let's try the book somewhere else?"