Countless images whirled past, carrying out their lives with intangible forms and muffled voices, flickering in and out of focus. Above, the stars continued their cosmic march, moving through eternity in a heavenly mirror of the events beneath them. There. If I can just-- The stars stretched into lines, blurring together as the phantoms of the future were pulled away into the heavens. When the swirling light faded into the image of her outstretched hand, Celeste Leclair was once again standing alone in her quarters. The Gothitelle lowered her arm, bracelets falling back to her wrist with a soft clink. "As fickle as ever," she mused, a small smile gracing her pouty lips. Celeste moved to the window, the stone floor cool on her bare feet. The city of Nalin stood proudly under the sun in testament to the noble ideals that founded its great Republic. It was that institution, that hope, that she had pledged to defend to her dying breath. Finding just one event that might bring it all crashing down was like trying to pick out a single snowflake in a blizzard. There were so many possibilities, so many futures...and they were always changing, reflecting the choices and loyalties of those who shaped them. But Celeste would keep searching. Patience would win out in the end. It always did.