Nobody warned Aelara that it would happen this fast.
She knew the Temple moved time differently. She had accepted it practically, organized her daily routine around it, stopped doing the daily math of days inside versus days outside because the math made her feel like she was standing on a moving floor. But knowing a thing in your head and being prepared for what it actually looks like in front of you those were two separate problems, and on the morning of the fourth week inside the Temple walls she discovered exactly how far apart those two things could sit.
Caius said Mama.
