"Do you know what's in the Quantum Realm?" Loren asked.
Scott frowned slightly.
"I know some of it. Tiny creatures, miniature plants, passages with warped space..."
"Not just that." Loren rose from his chair and walked to the window.
"The Quantum Realm is more than just a subatomic space. It is also where timelines converge.
All timelines, all possible histories, possible choices, and possible futures converge, overlap, and intertwine within the Quantum Realm.
There is an entity there that controls the flow of those timelines."
Scott's eyes widened slightly.
"Who?"
"Kang the Conqueror, a time traveler from the future.
He established a base within the Quantum Realm and used its temporal properties to control the course of timelines.
There is also an organization called the Time Variance Authority, or TVA.
They are responsible for managing timelines and preventing conflicts and disasters between them.
He Who Remains created the TVA, but Kang replaced him in one timeline and became the ruler of the TVA."
Loren turned around, his gray eyes fixed on Scott.
"When you entered the Quantum Realm, did you see anything unusual?
Did you see anyone you didn't know? Did time feel as though it flowed differently from the outside world?"
Scott's face grew a little paler.
"I... once saw a golden speck of light. It was far away, but very bright.
I thought it was a reflection from my equipment, but then it disappeared."
Loren lightly tapped the windowsill with a finger.
"Janet van Dyne survived in the Quantum Realm for decades.
That is unusual. She most likely knows some secrets about the Quantum Realm.
But she did not tell you, because telling you would only put you in danger."
Scott's lips moved.
"You mean—"
"I mean Kang may have done something in the Quantum Realm that caused