Taryn has a long conversation with his mother. Taryn tells her what he remembers. She explains a few things to him about how magic works and the different ways it can manifest. She reminds him about the ritual room beneath the house. It was only used by his father who had been away for months researching his next book. As a druid and an arcane historian he was often off to remote villages in search of secret knowledge. Edith suggests a ritual of clarity to help unblock his mind. Taryn gathers what he needs from the shop and heads down into the cellar he had forgotten about having not been down there since early childhood.

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The ritual fails. Edith does not know enough about rituals to be of much help. She does know that more information about whatever had been on that table would help get them closer to a solution so she suggests he head back to the library and try to find out more. Logan had mentioned a connection to someone on the team so Taryn hopes his friend can help him find answers he needs.