God and Dragon

Eigengrau and Vordea walked around while time was stopped, taking note of everyone's positions. After several minutes of thinking, Vordea broke the silence.

"So, a second problem has appeared. Liddell was the meddler. Now what?" Vordea said, gesturing at Liddell and Narin, who remained locked in place by the time stop. "We can't leave her be, no matter what she's capable of."

"We cannot really do anything about her either, Vordea." Eigengrau replied. "As soon as time resumes and Narin removes his hand from her shoulder, she is going to achieve something I once thought impossible, limited to only the imagination of Mira Frost."

Eigengrau looked at Liddell, her face frozen in a look of dread. Why was Liddell so afraid of her ability to stop time to begin with? Knowing what she does now about her, Eigengrau slowly walked her way through her memories.

"...she's lonely." Vordea said eventually, after what felt like hours.

"Excuse me?"

"She's lonely, Eigen.