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A long time passed by like water on a stream, never returning...
The world kept going forward, and so did Cedric, though it's not that obvious since he mostly kept to himself nowadays.
50 out of 99 Origin Laws...
He was halfway through this road, and the closer he was to the finish line, the more difficult it was to resist rushing forward or forcing his way there.
The temptation to just keep going, to just see everything all at once so that he could make his final push and achieve the real pinnacle of existence—all of it was just too strong.
He supposed that this, in itself, was a test too. And if he fell for it, he would fail to achieve what he truly wanted out of this. Therefore, as tempting as it was, he resisted with all of his might, and so far, it has been manageable.
