As Arthur finally processed the flood of messages in front of him, his awareness of his surroundings returned to normal. The overwhelming surge of cosmic energy that had flooded his body and soul settled, and only then did he realize that Jamie was standing beside him, his hand resting on his back.
Clearly, he'd had some aid in stabilizing that energy.
Jamie spoke first.
"Well, it looks like your energies have calmed down. You good?"
Arthur attempted to get to his feet but staggered, eventually steadying himself by using Lostvayne as a crutch.
"Yeah… I think I can stand now."
Hearing that, Jamie removed his hand from Arthur's back and remarked.
"With the way those damn things went after you, you'd think they had a mind of their own."
Arthur narrowed his eyes, already knowing what Jamie was referring to.
"Those things… they were the Candidate Sigils, weren't they?"
"Yep, those were indeed the Candidate Sigils—refined Aspects of Major Concepts of the Cosmos.
