The Arcane Guard's Loyalty

As I sat in silence, staring into the crackling fire in the middle of the room. The implications of what he had told me were immense. Time itself, something I had never even considered manipulating, was now at the center of everything. The Hourglass of Eternity, with its ability to alter the very fabric of history, could turn everything we fought for on its head. But the risks it carried were too great, too unpredictable.

Lila and Elijah had remained silent after my explanation, each processing the gravity of the situation in their own way. Lila had an expression of quiet determination, her hands clenched into fists at her sides. Elijah, on the other hand, wore a more thoughtful expression, his brow furrowed as if already calculating how best to prepare for the new challenge we faced.