He didn't know how long he had spent in that Sea of Souls, but when he returned from the Ascension Ceremony, he discovered that almost no time had passed.
When he returned, he suddenly felt his consciousness reenter his body, and his perception of his surroundings underwent an extraordinary change.
Belvan became even more attentive to the minute details.
The tiny particles of dust tightly packed on the wall, the two ants whispering to each other on the edge of the table, the droplets of water on the leaves outside the window that were about to fall but hadn't yet... He felt that everything around him became clearer than before, and he also sensed, in an indescribable way, the connections and properties between things.
"How wonderful..."
Belvan murmured.
"Teacher! What happened to you!"
Prince Mura shouted.
Belvan turned around and asked,
"How long has it been since my soul left my body, how long?"
Prince Mura paused,
