"Why not?".

"Because that would require infinite energy", Val said, shrugging a little. "And, unless all we know about physics is wrong, that simply cannot be". He moved away from the oven and closed the door shut; then he stood up and began cleaning the stove above it. "Besides, even if you could theoretically stop time, how could you ever test that your enchantment did work?".

Adrien paused to think about his words for a little while. "...Right, that makes sense", he finally said. "After all, even if you were immortal, you'd never see the end of eternity, so how could you tell...".

"...Right", Val chuckled. "But, anyway... With the time-slowing enchantment, anything in the pantry would take so long to rot that we will surely eat it before that happens. It might not be time-stopping, but it is the next best option, don't you think so?".

"Yeah, it is", Adrien smiled.