The Time Traveller explains to Du'ang that he and his companions had originally planned to travel from their time in the past to the present, but because of a series of mistakes, they ended up ten years later than planned. He asks if this is related to the concept of time travel, but the Time Traveller tells him that the root of magic lies in understanding the principles of the matter. He then asks if the world itself has changed, and the time Traveller says that he is not harboring the black dragon, but that he can smell the "smell" of the dragon's breath from a distance.