Recaps

Sylutia studied records of the Silver Moon Dragon and the Dragon of the Corona to understand why the Hours declined and how the Dragon of the Corona escaped corruption through rebirth. She concluded that inheriting an Hour’s old position could mean inheriting the conflict between old and new laws, while the Phantom Black Rabbit’s failure to fully claim Radiant Moon may have protected it.

• Sylutia reasoned that the Silver Moon Dragon may have accepted the end of Dragon rule because Radiant Moon’s spiritual aims mattered more to it, though she also considered that it might have sought rebirth.
• Sylutia read how the Blazing Sun Dragon passed its Hour position to the Sun-Rising Wind Eagle, which uplifted humanity and helped establish Moransa, the Swan King, and the system of Royal Authority.
• Sylutia learned that Moransa’s death shattered the Sun-Rising Wind Eagle’s plans, and that the Eagle eventually declined and fell into the Twilight Sea.
• Sylutia traced how the Queen of Resonant Music sought to take the vacant Radiant Moon position, but the Phantom Black Rabbit seized the Hour position during the ritual instead.
• Sylutia concluded that the Dragon of the Corona was reborn under the new laws, while inheriting the Silver Moon Dragon’s old authority risked decline; the Phantom Black Rabbit’s incomplete claim may have spared it that fate.

Sylutia reunited with Amelia at the Great Library of Thetis Academy and learned that Amelia would soon join the Mage Alliance’s Timekeeping Department. They discussed Amelia’s research into the Twin Snake Cult and the World of Shadows, and Sylutia urged her to handle dangerous knowledge carefully before they parted.

• Sylutia left Glass Academy after studying through the night and decided to visit Amelia at Thetis Academy.
• Sylutia found Amelia asleep in the restricted upper floor of the Great Library, where Amelia hurried off to bathe and change before speaking with her.
• Sylutia read Amelia’s forbidden book about the Twin Snake Cult while waiting, then learned Amelia was preparing to join the Timekeeping Department as a clock setter.
• Amelia told Sylutia she was investigating how the Twin Snake Cult resisted the Twilight Sea to help counter the Plague and the World of Shadows’ encroachment.
• Sylutia warned Amelia to restrain the spread of dangerous knowledge and comforted her before they caught up on their recent lives.
• Sylutia left after their conversation, while Amelia regretted not asking her to stay for lunch.