"So I'm giving you three more years," Cliff said to River and Pearl once everything was done and settled. "If you can't reach the Immortal realm in three years, then I will have to leave you behind."
The Guest House was doing absolutely fine when they returned, and they hadn't been secretly attacked or plotted against by some unknown evil enemy - what a shocker. Not having a system to continuously attract trouble really changed the way people lived their lives. Lex couldn't understand it.
"Three years? Isn't that absurd? How can anyone become an Immortal so fast? What if we can't prepare enough and are defeated by the tribulation?" River asked in genuine shock. Pearl didn't say anything but she clearly also shared his apprehensions.
Unfortunately for them, their concerns only made Cliff scoff.
