The Azure Binding

| Cassandra Moonglade | The Time-Keeper's Circlet (1893) | Gold, Blue Topaz, and Turquoise |

This masterwork of goldsmithing, with its intricate lattice work and mesmerizing blue topaz stones, has baffled experts since its acquisition due to its documented ability to emit electromagnetic pulses during the winter solstice.

The piece was crafted by the enigmatic jeweler Adelaide Moonglade during the height of the Aesthetic Movement. The circlet uniquely incorporates Art Nouveau elements years before the movement emerged, as if Moonglade had glimpsed into the future of decorative arts.

The circlet's first owner, Lady Margaret Blackwood, claimed the piece whispered stories of future events to her at night. She donated it to the British Museum in 1894, but the institution returned it within a month, citing "unexplainable incidents."

Every time I approach the circlet for cleaning, my pocket watch stops. When I step away, it resumes as if nothing happened. More curiously, the hands sometimes move counterclockwise in its presence.

- James Whitmore, Curator at the British Museum (1894)

In 2157, neo-archaeologist Dr. Yara Nexus experienced a "temporal displacement" during her examination, finding herself in Moonglade's workshop in 1893. Her investigation revealed that the blue topazes were crystallized fragments of time, harvested from temporal fissures beneath Moonglade's London studio.

The Time-Keeper's Circlet remains in its original display case at the Ravensfield Collection. The museum staff has strict instructions never to remove it from its location, as previous attempts have resulted in temporal anomalies throughout the building. Visitors often report unusual phenomena when viewing the piece, from hearing conversations from different centuries to experiencing moments where time seems to flow backward.

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