It was already halfway through May, Starfall Year 835 when Joshua returned to the Mycroft Continent from the dimensional turbulence.
Karlis had pulled him from the turbulence into the Vault of Stars, the core of the world. The flow of dimensions in that place was extraordinary—a minute could be a day, and yet a month could be an instant too. It was also why most common beings could not converse with the Steel Python—it was difficult for them to maintain their self-awareness in such an environment that was beyond the norm.
Joshua's luck was hence considerable. In the period he conversed with Karlis, the flow of time was rather ordinary. There was just a little accident when the Steel Python sent him back to the Mycroft Continent as a small eruption of the Great Mana Tide had greatly delayed the time of his departure.
Regardless, he has returned to a familiar place—the Great Ajax Mountains of the Mycroft Continent.
