Rashek soon found a balance in the changes he made to the world—which was fortunate, for his power burned away quickly. Though the power he held seemed immense to him, it was in truth a tiny fraction of something much greater. Of course, he did end up naming himself the “Sliver of Infinity” in his religion. Perhaps he understood more than I give him credit for. In any case, we had him to thank for a world without flowers, where plants grew brown rather than green, and where people could survive in an environment where ash fell from the sky on a regular basis.
