"Yes, your perception of time can become warped in such cases", Valerion explained. "I really should have told you...".

Adrien smiled. "Well, if that's how it is... I mean, even if I had known to stop at two seconds, how could I?".

Valerion looked at Adrien with a somewhat puzzled expression - peering at him through narrowed eyes, as if he were looking at the workings of a strange mechanism; then he laughed. "I suppose you couldn't have", he said. "Perhaps I could have revised the safety measures of the room so that any spell would be automatically stopped after two seconds; as of now, the limit is set at fifteen --".

"It's -- it's alright", Adrien said with a nod. "I -- you're already doing so much for me; don't -- don't beat yourself up over this".