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Though the group was offered accommodations for the evening at the Sanctuary of the Eye, they decided to head back to Qi instead. However, Trever does provide a copy of the training manual for the drake riders to Fix with the understanding that it stays within his family. While waiting, one of Trever’s men, Cameron, does disclose that the drakes do not speak to them but rarely a black drake is born that seems to be more closely related to the dragons of old and can communicate.

Once home, they have dinner and disperse for the evening. Evangeline records what has happened and checks on her nanites. She eventually decides to draw with her ink and reveals an old cabin. Looking closely, a rocking chair begins to move, but nothing else seems to come to life. Kadath goes to visit Cedric at the Order of Balance and shares what they have done. A startled page invites Kadath to weapons class.

Fix goes into the office to begin organizing and connects with Zybella. After some time, the sound of broken glass draws Fix’s attention and he finds that the servants broke his mother’s full mirror when she was startled by something at the window. When Fix investigates, he notices Funae crossing the gardens coming to the house. He alerts the others and meets her in the foyer.

Funae shares that she has visited other timelines where she has met various versions of Fix and the others. When looking for herself, she did not find any other versions and only stumbled upon Gaera in one. As Funae begins to share that she doesn’t think she belongs even in this timeline, Evangeline shares what she remembers of the vision of Gaera taking the infant to the shadowfell. When asked about how Gaera had lived so long, Funae shares about the paintings of future and past events. She had never passed through the pictures, but Gaera did frequently. Fix shows her the two paintings he has and she recognizes Lord and Lady Bhaka.

The group also learns a bit more about Philethis and how his services were won by Rodendis, leader of the Jagged Dream, in a game of chance against Gaera. Philethis was then bound to serve the leader of this organization until such a time that Laira has greater needed of him again. She also shares a bit of history, and that she knows Philethis now serves Fix. An offer is extended to Funae to join and she accepts. 

Evangeline decides to commune with Denier and confirms that Funae did die in the destruction of the castle, but then it got changed to something more unclear. She also learned that Funae is in a better position to be trusted now. She also shares with Funae that she saw her pages as blank and untainted. Evangeline then speaks with Savrus to see if the other timelines would have any influence with each other and receives from him that it is possible.

The picture of the cabin is shared with the rest of the group once they are alone. Kadath recognizes the cabin as strongly resembling the one Erwin had taken him to when he was younger. It had been a place of peace away from the city. Studying the picture, they recognize a clock that is stopped at the 1:00 hour and an overturned salt bowl. Evangeline uses the orb to confirm Kadath’s past in relation to the cabin. Kadath, Forsythe, and Evangeline teleport to Thriest for the evening, while Fix teleports to Ephremon and plans to meet up with them in the morning.

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Episode 94