Although the entire Eagle Cape Village had been covered by "amber," as if the stars in the sky had been petrified and frozen in time...
the truth was that time was still passing normally. It was like a smooth wheel that, due to obstruction, had become jerky and intermittent. As a result, Aiwass and the others couldn't sleep in normal places and could only wait quietly for the time to reset back to the early morning and start everything anew.
After Merlin had left, the only uninvited guest that remained was Ye Zhi.
Finally, Aiwass could have a talk with Ye Zhi about the past.
They sat at the edge of the swamp, with Lily sitting beside them. Meanwhile, Sherlock seemed to have something to instruct Hayna about, to prevent her from accidentally forgetting, so he took Hayna to get a notebook.
The swamp, now drained of the "Netherworld Water," was like a bottomless pit in the shape of a funnel.
