▁trying ▁to ▁use ▁magic . ▁Ar tem is ▁des per ately ▁contacts ▁Captain ▁Hol ly ▁Short ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁in ▁hopes ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁shed ▁some ▁new ▁light ▁on ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁condition . ▁ ▁They ▁determine ▁Ang eline ▁is ▁suffering ▁from ▁Sp ellt ropy , ▁a ▁fair y ▁disease ▁that ▁is ▁spread ▁through ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁magic , ▁and ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁c ured ▁by ▁the ▁brain ▁fluid ▁of ▁the ▁sil ky ▁s if aka ▁lem ur ▁of ▁Mad agas car . ▁Unfortunately , ▁the ▁lem ur ▁is ▁ext inct , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁r uth less ▁deal ▁Ar tem is ▁made ▁almost ▁ 8 ▁years ▁ago ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁Ext inction ists . ▁Fo aly ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁his ▁mother ▁will ▁die ▁without ▁the ▁c ure . ▁Ar tem is ▁ple ads ▁for ▁No . 1 ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁the ▁time ▁stream , ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁lem ur , ▁and ▁thus ▁his ▁mother . ▁Fo aly ▁arg ues ▁against ▁the ▁idea , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁Ar tem is ' ▁lying ▁to ▁Hol ly , ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁inf ected ▁Ang eline ▁with ▁Sp ellt ropy , ▁Hol ly ▁agre es ▁to ▁help ▁Ar tem is ▁immediately ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁it , ▁and ▁Fo aly ▁had ▁to ▁give ▁in . ▁ ▁They ▁arrive ▁nearly ▁eight ▁years ▁earlier ▁in ▁Ar tem is ' ▁study . ▁The ▁time ▁stream ▁causes ▁Ar tem is ▁to ▁become ▁much ▁ha i rier ▁while ▁Hol ly