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[Tris has been rather lonely since arriving and spent most of his time working with the kedan and continuing his practice and studies as best he could alone. He has tried to make an entry many times, but given up each time until now.]

The passage of time here is surreal. Perhaps because I was so used to being on the road and surrounded by friends and suddenly I'm alone... I think were I back home it would be about time for Winterstide. We always have lavish banquets and festivals and a ball, but I suppose my home won't be celebrating this year - there is very little to be joyous about. And I should have held the Court of Spirits to help restore balance to the flow of magic.

But that isn't something I can do here. Not least because I can sense people's souls and their magic, but I have been unable to project onto the Spirit Plane. It's as though it doesn't exist here, like there are no ghosts and no spirits. Perhaps what they said is true, that this is a land between death and life. [His lips press into a tight line. The worst part is that where ever this place is, he is no longer able to sense his sister's spirit and guarantee that it hasn't been devoured by the Soulcatcher...] Still, it's like losing a part of myself, even though I've only been able to do it for a few months.

Has anyone else discovered changes to their magic or their abilities?

Oh, speaking of abilities, I worry that in my time here I may lose practise - I don't suppose there are any other swordsmen here who would be willing to spar?

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Ah. [He shakes his head.] I wasn't here then. Winterstide is a festival that lasts many weeks and has a lot of ritual. It is to welcome in the new year. Was that what your ball was about?

It was about Earth's solstice, when the days begin to get longer.

Then they are not so different. We have a ball to mark the lengthening of days during Winterstide. [Tris is starting to feel like he should keep a tally of similarities between this world and his own.] Has everyone been brought here from their world at a time that runs alongside the time here? It certainly makes the passing of time more jarring when you're trying to hope that time has stopped back home.

I don't know. I didn't stay in one place for very long when I was on Earth, so I can't tell you what the time was.

Perhaps this is another question I should pose to the people here then.

I don't think the dates correspond on planets that have different calendars. [ So it might be complicated. ]

[Okay, that would make sense only--] Planets?

Yes, planets. [ What about them? ]

What are they? [Blank look.]

They're... huge masses of dirt, minerals, and sometimes gases, that orbit around a star. Their sun.

[Okay, give Tris a minute to be completely confused. He knows about suns and stars, but the term planet? Nope. He's pretty much a 'the world is flat' kind of guy.]

I see. I've never heard of them before. We have stars, and a sun of course, but we don't have a planet.

The planet is the part you live on. Unless, of course, you live on some sort of spaceship. [ In which case you would have to know about planets. ]

Oh. [Well now he feels silly, and yes he's blushing a little.] I see.

[ Don't feel bad, Kara just assumes he's from an incredibly ~~stupid~~ primitive time/culture. And she isn't wrong! Krypton's just a bit ahead of the pack. ]

Well, now that you see, you should understand. The calendar on my planet would be different from the calendar on Earth. [ Mostly because of varying orbits, but she'll also settle for 'different languages and histories'. That's easier to explain. ]

[He nods slowly.] So there are many planets where you are from? And Earth is one of them?

Theoretically there are infinitely many planets in the universe. Earth is only one, and it's very far away from Krypton, which is my home.

I come from a place called the Winter Kingdoms but I wonder if that is the same where I come from? If there are many... planets.

You said you have stars, right? Are there a lot of them? More than you could count?

Yes, far more than I could ever hope to count.

Most stars have planets orbiting them.

[ So. That's a lot. ]

[Tris looks completely blown away right now.] And there are people on all of them?

No, not all of them. The gravity on Krypton is too great to allow for any exploration, but recent calculations put the probability of life on any given planet at about 1%.

You cannot explore your own planet? [He frowns.] So few.

We can't explore outside the planet. When you consider the number of stars you can see and the number of stars you can't see, the number of likely inhabited planets is huge.

I'm not sure I understand, but don't worry, I don't think even if you explained it I would. It's a very strange concept for me.

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