Expansion takes place in the future, Il Mheg < Ala Mhigo

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I'd say that it's honestly more likely to be another Shard than some sort of far-off post apocalyptic future. Minfilia went to the First shard. Said First shard is currently in danger of dying to a Flood of Light. We have to become Warriors of Darkness, the opposite of Light and its balancing point. The other scions went somewhere mysterious. Minfilia who went to the First Shard is confirmed to be with Thancred. Put the pieces together and they honestly fit pretty well.

Well, there is the "this place certainly has changed" line