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In Paraasilan, Esmaar, a pair of roommates are about to break a rule that, compared to the one about running in the corridors or even the one about unlicensed teleportation, is there for a good reason.
In unison, they complete their shared spell.
Katran in Elcenia
"There are already systems set up to handle the way that already exists here," Keo points out. "We'd return this book where it came from when you left, we wouldn't want to permanently deprive you of it."
taytahn
That... sounds plausible. Maybe enough so that the risk of seeming hostile outweighs the risk of trusting them.
"Would those systems object to you bringing me back in about half an hour, after I've had a chance to explain things to my husband? I am interested in talking about this – if it's not a terrible imposition on your time, that is – but I don't want him to worry."
"Would those systems object to you bringing me back in about half an hour, after I've had a chance to explain things to my husband? I am interested in talking about this – if it's not a terrible imposition on your time, that is – but I don't want him to worry."
"The idea being that you use the book to go home, we unsummon it, and then we resummon you with a better spell than the one the girls used in - I'm sorry, how long is an hour?"
taytahn
She knows better than to assume that the days are the same length here. "About... five or ten times as long as I've been here so far."
taytahn
"I'll see you then."
She places the book open on the floor, touches the moving image, and fades away.
She places the book open on the floor, touches the moving image, and fades away.
The book goes back whence it came a moment later.
A new diagram is drawn. It lies dormant for an angle, and then Kanaat casts the spell.
A new diagram is drawn. It lies dormant for an angle, and then Kanaat casts the spell.
taytahn
The visitor reappears, smiling and holding a slimmer book than the one before. "That was about an hour, by the way. I brought a pocket watch if you want to work out the exact conversion rate. Atrus certainly will, at some point."
taytahn
"I was hoping to learn more about the political complications and what might be done about them. I'm Katran, by the way, I don't think we've been properly introduced." She holds out a hand.
"Keo, and this is my husband Kanaat," says Keo, shaking her hand. "The country we live in is called Esmaar, and introducing one or more new political units into the sphere of their diplomatic tasks will probably be some combination of annoying and exciting for them, depending on what your homeworld is like."
taytahn
"My homeworld is – destroyed. My current home is just me and Atrus, as far as we know, unless you include the other worlds we're in contact with.
"As far as potential diplomatic concerns... there are the survivors of Riven, in Tay; the survivors of D'ni, in Releeshahn; the survivors of Terahnee; the natives of Earth; the natives of Averone; I don't know if there are any survivors of Channelwood..."
"As far as potential diplomatic concerns... there are the survivors of Riven, in Tay; the survivors of D'ni, in Releeshahn; the survivors of Terahnee; the natives of Earth; the natives of Averone; I don't know if there are any survivors of Channelwood..."
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