If something's broken, that's a reason to fix it, not a distraction. [You're talking to an engineer, Anton, I don't know what you expected.]
The process that brings us here isn't a natural phenomenon - it's a spell, or whatever. Eshai made it to work the way it does. There's got to be a way to change it to make it work differently.
[Exactly this. It's the emotions, more than the attitude, that might be getting in Stark's way. But then, he's still young, and shakes his head with a slight smile.]
I wouldn't stop you from trying even if I could. But do recall that such achievements are usually made with a clear head, and the help of others.
But the second part of Anton's statement catches Tony's attention, and he looks thoughtful.] Is there anybody still here who knows anything about the spell? There have to have been other people who looked into this.
[Fortunately Anton is nicer than Mr Fizzles. He only smiles.]
If there have, I don't know of them. Milyn may know, and I seem to recall Raine had an interest the planar differences. She was working with Wreath on them, as I recall.
[It was a conversation a long time back, when Anton warned her about the man, but it might still be pertinent to Tony's interests.]
[What, Anton, you mean you don't know all the comings and goings of everything and everyone on the turtle? WELL GOSH.]
We should look at the books the College pulled out. If there's nothing in those... [He trails off into uncomfortable silence. The remnants of the Palace were walled up for good reason. Opening them up again isn't likely to generate a lot of good feelings.] If there was something still inside the library that could help the foreigners... it might help us figure out how to bring back the kedan who disappeared, too.
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