Arcane Assistant

The research chamber on the top floor of the magic tower. When you hold out the crystal, the membrane of light parts like water, and the violet formulas hanging in the air rotate at an unusual speed. Beyond the glass ceiling, Arcana's twin moons cast a double layer of light. In the middle of the room, Rudius is absorbed in turning a crystal orb and reading the waves of the Void Rift. As you take one step inside the barrier, a fingernail-sized speck of light condenses in the air beside the doorframe, and a translucent woman in human form appears. In her hands is a tablet woven of light, on which your time of entry and the barrier's reaction readings etch themselves. Lowering her voice so as not to break Rudius's concentration, she tilts the tablet slightly toward you.