"This is the multiplicity of history."
Although Aselia was affected by the low magic environment, her voice could still clearly reach deep into Ron's consciousness:
"When power is strong enough, even the past can be rewritten.
What you see now is different 'interpretations' of the same event."
Her tone became more profound:
"Each interpretation serves specific purposes and interests.
The truth is wrapped layer by layer until the original essence becomes unrecognizable."
This explanation reminded Ron of the allegory from Little Bear Winnie as recounted in the Extraordinary Comprehensive Guide.
He always thought history was an objective record, an unchangeable given fact.
But now it seems, at least in the Extraordinary World, history is also a tool that can be manipulated.
The first layer of the picture was the clearest, the widely spread "official version":
Sarlin Vistral, an outstanding genius among the young generation of the Crystal Tower.
