Time never stopped for anyone. Even Kiyran, who could manipulate time, could usually do little more than speed himself up and bring others to a standstill.
In Zaun, Karya could clearly feel Lux's influence fading.
In memorial halls and museums, Zaun's unification and prosperity were inseparable from "Miss Lux." Yet in all the materials intended for public consumption, the details of her identity had been deliberately blurred.
Interestingly, at the History Museum, Zaun used its past divisions to split its history into two parts: its time as part of the Shuriman Empire, and the period after its rebirth.
All the old things from the days of the Shuriman Empire had been placed in museums and turned into relics.
As for the part that belonged to Zaun today, even when it concerned something like the Rune tree, which was inextricably linked to Shurima, the emphasis was on Zaun's important role in its development in the present day—as though Zaun were a younger member of the Shuriman family who had grown up and moved out to start a household of its own.
Or, to put it another way, Zaun was no longer part of the Shuriman Empire. It had been born from that ancient and glorious empire, but after the empire's destruction, it had stood back up among the ruins through its own efforts.
To be honest, there was nothing wrong with this way of putting it.
After all, Zaun in the days of the Shuriman Empire was nothing like Zaun today.
But after looking around, Karya still couldn't help laughing.
They'd cut ties fast!
And Zaun wasn't the only one.
Almost every prosperous city-state in Northern Shurima did something similar. What those actions revealed was just how wary they were of the Shuriman Empire.
They understood all too well what the