I thought it important to involve deity in the climax of what has been such an overtly religious book. There is another important element to this teleportation. He gets just a shade foolhardy when Sarene is concerned. More importantly, I think I’ve established that this is something that Raoden would do. I’ve established that Seons have perfect senses of direction, and I’ve talked about how to use Aon Tia. Adien always existed in the book for this one moment–to give Raoden the length measurement he needed to go try to save Sarene. Regardless, I do think I gave Raoden all the pieces he needed here. Hopefully, readers will go with me on this one because of the climactic feeling of the near-ending. I think it turned out, but it is a little bit of a stretch.

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