12 years passed in the blink of an eye.
At first, Jason thought that it would be an arduous and extremely painful period of time.
Little did he know that it would be possible for him to enter a fully focused state, and a trance where more than a decade passed in a blur.
The same was the case with Jennifer, Artemis, and the other soulbonds.
This was mostly owing to their connection with each other.
With the stigmas fully utilized, and the Celestia aura merging all of them, the deepest part of everyone's consciousness had been connected with each other.
Thus, even without making any visible efforts, everyone knew about the condition of another.
It was an addictive sensation that was something entirely new for Jennifer.
However, instead of slinking away, she could now understand the true importance of Jason's soulbonds to him.