[ How does he even begin to explain the magic of Cabeswater? There's something in the far corners of his mind, a memory of a faceless individual who's far better at explaining its magic than he is. Unfortunately, he can't remember said person and he's stuck having to do it himself with what little and fragmented memories that he has of it.

He waits until Jiaying has the door open and they're both inside before he starts speaking again. ]

There's these lines of energy called leylines and Cabeswater -- that's what it's called. -- is right on top of a really strong one, so all kinds of unexplainable stuff happens. Like, the trees talked to us, and we walked through all the seasons in one day, and time moves in circles instead of just a straight line. [ Realization flashes quickly across his features as a new memory makes itself known. ] There was a pond and my friend made fish appear in it because he thought they should be there.