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vacation in your world and only one day would pass here? That would be
awesome!”
Dresden shook his head and took a cup of tea. “I doubt the time difference
is that constant. It’s probably more like a pendulum, with the imbalance
moving back and forth, but keeping the worlds more or less in sync. At
least, that’s how it works between Earth and the Nevernever. I’d have to
study the time dilation for a while to tell you for certain.” He set down the
cup and grabbed a cookie, breaking off a chunk to give to the small dog.
Twilight finally found her voice. “But that’s not how time works at all! It’s a
linear progression. You can’t just distort the flow like that.” The power
requirements alone for a spell of that magnitude left her boggled.
Dresden chuckled. “The first step to true wisdom is finding out how much
you don’t know. Not only does it happen, it’s entirely natural. Well,
supernatural, but the point stands.”
Twilight shook her head. It was astounding how much was out there that
she had never even suspected. One of the greatest benefits to having
Dresden back would be a chance to actually spend some time discussing
his magic and world. The Princesses, Luna especially, had given her a few
tentative lessons on the Nevernever, but they had focused mainly on the
underlying mechanics. To be honest, she was as eager as Spike to hear
about the creatures and places Dresden had seen. But that would have to
wait for later.
“We’ll have plenty of time to discuss that later, but there’s something we
need to do right away. Would you take off all your clothes, please? I’ve got
a surprise that I think you’ll like.” Dresden’s eyes went wide with shock, and
he started choking on his tea.
At the same time, the eyeholes in the skull on his belt flared to life. The
formerly motionless bone suddenly animated and shouted, “Now we’re
talking!”
Twilight shrieked and leaped back from the… the… whatever it was,
suppressing her instinct to telekinetically smash it against the nearest rock.
Cookies flew as Spike threw the tray and ran, screaming about ghosts. The
dog chased after him, barking happily as they vanished into the ruins.