The pair had traveled across the the reaches of the abyss in search of the missing girl to no avail, forcing Ramona to resort to an art she wasn't ready to use.
The strings of fate were cause and effects and the destined path of everyone and everything that existed, and a select group of people since time immortal were chosen to watch over these strings.
They were the dragon race, or to be more specific, the saints and priest lines of the dragon race. Legend has it that in the past era, all races, be it major or minor, had at least one person that was able to read these lines and guide their families, clans and race in the desired path, but power corrupts.
Many abused the power to control the fate of individuals and a whole race, some had no idea the consequences of their actions and just dabbled around, messing with the cause and effects.
