The rosy nails softly pressed against Leon's hand back, reminding him to keep his focus. The Cat Queen continued teaching, somewhat exasperated:
"Feel the Crystal Ball in your hand. It's a mineral that grows only a few centimeters or even millimeters in diameter each year, requiring at least millions of years to form, and it almost doesn't react with anything. As long as it doesn't shatter, it can last indefinitely.
Such things from a past immeasurably long and a future just as endless, naturally form the best carriers of time's Secret Technique... I know what you want to say, stones are the same, but they're not transparent like crystals, so they can't be used as your eyes. Don't drift off! Focus!"
Imitating the manner her mother had once taught her, and blocking Leon's questions before he could speak, the Cat Queen, holding Leon's hand back, spoke softly in a slightly drifting tone:
