Swamped

You try to think about if anything else was going on at the time, in case that could have affected your aura. Not that you have any idea how those work.

You do recall that one of the newmucks accidentally poked you in the chest with her broom, and it ached a little the whole time. And you think you found it particularly aggravating right around when Mantis got weird.

Well, you've got a real headache right now, which you suspect has something to do with your time-travelling. Maybe you can focus on that. You put most of your attention on how your head is pounding.

He doesn't seem to react. Figures. This aura stuff probably has something to do with the soul, not the body or the mind.

And maybe the call of the swamp has something to do with that, too... didn't Rider feel it as well? Maybe Mantis just noticed it right then, and also noticed something similar with Rider.

In which case, you're not going to have much luck unless you can find someone else here who's felt the call. You suppose you can stand real close to the wizard and hope that by sheer chance, he has.

You get closer, and...

Mantis stops suddenly, staring at both of you. Well, something must have worked.

But you aren't going to have a lot of time to take advantage of his surprise.