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Aglowing light shone down on him from overhead, its stark beacon the only reprieve from thedarkness. Placing the dropper’s end into the bottleneck,he siphoned off a few drops of the precious oil. He remained like that for some time, wondering what to do. Try it, Jin’Sai.

“‘These twenty-five facets of the craft have been left behind…’,” she quoted. “But you’re avoiding the question. “As we know, a time enchantment carries two distinct parts,” he said. Looking at the letter again, Shailiha read it aloud.