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[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[night has long since settled over Gallifrey and yet he doesn't retire. instead, he leaves his rooms and makes his way to gardens in his section of the residential quarters. there, amongst several other Gallifreyan flora planted there, are several silver-leafed cadenwood trees, their leaves glittering and reflecting a warm burnt orange and red, offset by the few lights still left on in nearby quarters. by his watch, he has an hour before the first sun starts to rise up over the Mountain of Solace. he settles himself against the base of the tree, deciding not to have a seat on one of the nearby sofas. no doubt he'll be joined by others wishing to watch the sunrise, but most Time Lords wait for the second sun to rise. he, selfishly, prefers to watch both.

while he waits, his thoughts return to the Plane and he mulls over his previous explorations and encounters there. too many things--too many new things--for this stuffy Time Lord.

and then there's that forest. what would his beloved cadenwood trees look like there without the magnificence of Kasterboran suns? no doubt they'd still overshadow the ones there in their silvery brilliance, but would some of their magic be lost?

to test this, he enters the Plane, bringing the one tree with him. unfortunately, he isn't anywhere near the forest, though he can see it in the distance--but still... he glances up at the silver leaves now twinkling in the light of the millions upon millions of stars in that place and grins. smugly, of course.]

Better than that forest any day! Just as I thought it would be.

Comments

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

And what element are you aligned with?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

Earth. The people in my hometown are Earth or Fire adepts.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Ahh, so, let me ask this. Can you reverse the process? Effectively turn off the lighthouses?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. The Wise One didn't make it seem like we could, and I think he would have told us how.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Just because he is wise doesn't necessarily mean he holds all the answers.

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

He does when it comes to Alchemy. More than us, at least.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[frowns at that. that's hardly a measure for intellectual ability, but he'll let that go for now.] Us?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

My friends and I. Even Kraden probably doesn't know as much as The Wise One.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

And this Kraden is a friend of yours as well?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

[A nod] He's spent his whole life studying Psynergy and Alchemy, but he's not an Adept himself.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

So what is he? A scholar of some sort?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

Yup. Well traveled, too, I think.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

You think? As his friend, wouldn't you know?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

Kraden never talked too much about his past.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

Are you certain his claims about knowing so much about this alchemy and psynergy stuff is true then?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

[Nods] He taught us all a lot about it, and his house is full of books on it.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

I see. What about your world? Besides the existence of alchemy, what is it like?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

A lot bigger than I thought. [a bit of a laugh] I'm still exploring but I never imagined it would be so...alive. Oh! One second...

[He vanishes and reappears with a rolled up map which he unfurls for Straxus. comme ca. (http://www.geocities.com/goldensunharmony/thelostage/gs2map.JPG)]

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[after a few minutes of studying, he asks:] Is that a completely accurate depiction? Does the world simply drop off around all sides like that, or were some artistic liberties taken?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

I can't say - we're not that far out at sea, yet.

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

When you do reach that point, do you think you can tell me?

[grand-gaia.livejournal.com]

Sure!

[damn-time-ring.livejournal.com]

[smiles ever so slightly] Thank you, Isaac.