The room went silent. The term, "dimensional anchor," was not in any textbook. It was not in any curriculum. It was a concept that existed only in theoretical papers, in restricted archives, in the minds of researchers who had spent decades studying dimensional magic.
"What?" Maren said. The word, which came out as a whisper, was the word of a woman whose foundation had just been shaken. "That is not possible. The reverse combination is a cancellation rune. It negates the flow. It does not anchor anything."
"According to the textbook," I said. "But the textbook, like all textbooks, was written by someone who did not finish their research. The reverse combination does not cancel the flow. It redirects it. Into a dimensional pocket. Creating an anchor."
I drew the reverse. The lines, mirror images of the original, appeared on the board. The class, staring, tried to reconcile the new information with the old.
