Quote Originally Posted by Eyrilona View Post
Since the miilalas left the Source during the event of the 5th umbral calamity, but arrived prior to the 2nd
I don't think this is a sound assertion, the assumption being that the buildup of lightning aether on the Alexandrian shard is the same event as the 2nd calamity.

Aether buildup prior to a rejoining has so far only been observed on the Source and the shard that is to be rejoined, and that shard of the 2nd calamity was rejoined and thus doesn't exist at all any more. The lightning imbalance is characteristic of a prelude to a rejoining, but it seems more likely the Ascians were simply setting up for a second lightning calamity, as there's nothing to say they can't use the same element twice.