Shard turned his head to look behind him, but the figure of the Witch was no longer there, and the remnants of the three stone archways had some subtle differences from before.
At the end of the three archways, on the ground where Shard stood, the patterns composed of the Sun, Moon, and stars were still etched there, but they no longer shone, appearing more like they had been painted on. Looking up at the starry sky again, after acquiring the [Witch Echo: Luvia], Shard had gained a certain level of mastery in astrology. He was well aware that the current sky was not the night sky of the 16th day of the Sparse Star Month in Common Era 1854.
"This is... contact with the Father of the Infinite Tree!"
A sound like the rustling of a tree crown in the wind reverberated in Shard's ears, and then "she" revealed the precise time:
[Bygone Era: Sixth Era, Common Era 1857 Winter, 17th Day of the Slumber Moon, night, 10:57 PM,]
