Leaving Karand

Several hours outside of Valenca, Sirene and Julia casually walked down a road. They were nearly a week from the nearest port, and so Sirene was planning a route that would let them rest at an inn every day. In response to this, Julia was already complaining.

"Why can't you just use your time stop to take us right to this Port Nautitus?" Julia moaned.

"Because it's not a time stop, Julia." Sirene said, whistling as they walked down the road. They were on the edge of a meadow, with a slightly menacing forest on the other side. "It merely slows down the flow of time. I can't cross a continent in an instant with it."

"Well that's no fun." Julia said with a pout.

"Reality rarely is." Sirene said with a laugh. "You're lucky though, you'll only experience half the days."

"A fair point!" Julia admitted. "I do wish I could speak with Tanya directly, though."

"That's why we're heading for the Eternal Library." Sirene explained. This much was true, it had knowledge that had been outright illegal in the Republic.