The two students of magic were content with simply analyzing reading and collecting second-hand sources, for the moment, until the area was safe enough to examine, more directly.<br/><br/>The next year passes swiftly, as Draiss is entangled with a number of different projects; programming Avina, building up the island, expanding his work in Dragon's Roost, studying the effects of time magic, and, of course, raising his children and keeping all his lovers satisfied. He does see more of Amaterasu, as she seems to have perfected the art of slipping back into his realm, unobserved, though she still reports sightings of known enemy operatives, in places where they shouldn't be. Everything seems to be going smoothly, until one day...<br/><br/>A sudden surge of temporal fragmentation seems to hit him, from out of the blue, causing him to nearly double over from the sickening sensation. A few minutes later, Gammon tracks down Draiss, holding 'Hinata' in his arms. "Draiss the Archdragon, have you attempted a serious altercation to the past? I am sensing that both you and the kitsune are suffering from multiple levels of temporal fragmentation." Ama seems to be... not entirely there. In fact, she looks almost ethereal, except Draiss can tell that she's not currently using any magic of that sort. She looks confused and disoriented, and is trembling and muttering, a fair bit.