INTERLUDE

I am in front of the Time Trust. He has asked me to being his ally for an undetermined number of missions.

“I have some questions” I say.

“Talks.”

“You are asking me to be your Champion. Asking, like I can refuse. But I know that I will, I have seen myself doing that, back in Mandelovia. So, what kind of choice is this?”

“You can refuse, and I will ask your help in an infinite other moments of your existence. Or I will ask to an infinite number of your parallel existence. I will find one.”

“Oh. I see. How many mission I will have to perform?”

“It’s not for you to know. But you will always have the right to stop to work for me.”

“When I will chose to come back to my time, I will remember my time outside the timestream?”

“No.”

“OK. I accept. At one condition. Can I ask you something in exchange?”

“Of course. Three things, like in all the best tales.”