"The wheel of stars has circled in its orbit towards its inevitable destiny..."

She didn't need the ability to see the glow of the huge crystal ball in front of her.  Its warmth, its motion were there, and that was all she needed.  She could feel the movement underneath of her hands and while most of the time it comforted her with its presence, this time she felt change and it caused her concern.  Then again, this wasn't the first time she felt it and if the past was any precursor to the future, it wouldn't be the last.

Her thoughts were interrupted, however, by a sneeze.  A bright eyed mage waving a wand rubbed her nose slightly and looked around, slightly confused.

"Hey, where did all my friends go?  I was just about to get a plate to eat something at our celebration and--"  She glanced at Leknaat and blinked.  "Ohhhh...it's that time, isn't it?"

"Indeed, Viki.  Please gather them all at Toran Castle."

"Okay!"  With a wave of her Wow Wow Wand and a spin on her heels, she vanished.

From another corner of a room, a flat but childish voice spoke.  "I think you sent the wrong person for this job."

Leknaat's benevolent smile never wavered.  "I sent the right person for the job, just as I have the right person here with me now.  For you see, we will come up with trials to test the Stars' capabilities."

"So she's just there to gather them while we do the real work?"

"She has greater purpose but it is not yet time for me to reveal what I have seen.  We cannot delay any longer - let's get started."  As Leknaat rested her hands once more upon the crystal ball in front of her, the image of a small castle in the middle of the lake filled the space inside of it.