[That theory doesn’t exactly clash with how Stephen’s been taught about the nature of his magic. Perhaps some exists natively in his world, fleeting influence that most will never be privy to; but most of the energy he conjures and controls and shapes into spells are pulled from the Multiverse itself.]

Whether or not that’s true, I think the Singularity is at least a source of magic that connects all worlds. The theory checks out on my end. My magic is drawn from the various realities and planes of the Multiverse — that’s how I was able to sense its tether to the monolith. Eldritch magic isn’t native to my Earth, either.

[Perhaps the giveaway’s in the name, anyway. Eldritch, ancient and weird. Magic that focuses heavily on portal-creation cannot be rooted only in one place.

Stephen sighs, shifting his weight to the other foot. His fingers flex into the cloth of his sleeve, arms still crossed and mulling over Geralt’s implied question. The idea of worlds being devoured alive by the Singularity isn’t a new concern for Stephen; if anything, it’s the primary one. He’s not much of a protector if there’s nothing left of Earth to return to.]

It’s possible. There are spells back home I could cast that’d tear holes in reality if I was too reckless. [not that he’d ever do that……….] To say the Singularity has the same potential isn’t a stretch, though it’d probably take two extreme circumstances for that to happen: an outright failing, or an unexpected surge of power.

[The failing is what Thorne is concerned about, of course. The surge of power? He wonders if that could be a side-effect, someday, of their eagerness to right the problem.]

…Are you worried about something in particular getting through?