Science, measurement, counting have all been outlawed because of the danger they pose – the chaos energy they create. Energy that bloodthirsty sorcerers would use to restart the wars that nearly destroyed the world, or so the Mediators say. Meanwhile, Clocksmiths working to preserve shattered pieces of the past are trapped between the two sides as the only reliable source for the watches used to power sorcerous magic. Tel is a simple Clocksmith, wanting nothing more than to hide away and fo...