“This is… an intricate device.”Orodan wasn’t sure what half of the wires and engineering did. He was an Adept Engineer, not whatever level of Grandmastery would be needed to understand this monstrosity of a device.Glowing screens of glass with warning symbols, a frame made of synthetic solidified oil of a sort, and various parts which had metal. The parts he did understand however, were the enchanted bits. And even then, he was starting to realize that there was no way he was going to replicate what Fenton had done with this thing.At some point the student had to surpass their master, and Fenton, even in his early days, always had a knack for Enchanting which Orodan never did.“You like it ser? Me and Mister W78 spent the last loop workin’ on the design. Making it’s not too much trouble. He handles the engineerin’ side, I handle the enchantin’, it works like a well-oiled gun,” Fenton explained.“Information: subject - Fenton Penny undervaluing self-contributions. Anomalous proficiency in parameter - Enchanting,” W78 beeped. “Memetic hazard counter-device now operational.”“No more corruption by that insidious thought then? Good. I was wondering if I would need to sally out and kill it at the start of the loop.”It shouldn’t have been necessary, for that wicked thing, Anomaly #3, had only come for Orodan and Alastaia after he had drawn its notice by attempting to pull something outside System space back in time. But it was still a comforting thought, knowing his allies and those left behind would be safe.So accustomed to putting out fire after fire, he had grown unused to people being capable of managing themselves without the need for his protection. A watchful part of him, continually concerned about the safety of those remaining behind, finally eased in the knowledge that this alliance of time loopers was more than capable of protecting themselves.Of course, he would still be at (...)