13 Lincoln Very few magic users can send someone to the past. In fact, the only confirmed instance in the last hundred years took place when Verus, the Queen of the Angels, sent Myla to see her mother’s history in Purgatory’s Senate. For Verus, casting those spells proved so draining, the Queen of the Angels was forced to rest for hours afterwards. Now Peli completes a similar feat. Interesting. I follow the small family through the jungle, careful to make as much noise as possible. No one notices me. That settles it. This is more of an historical recreation rather than an actual passage through time. The former is a less taxing spell, but not by much. For a recreation, the caster must fabricate everything from their own—or someone else’s—memories. Not easy. When I first met him, Pel

