Jean, who provided lore of Mehadi Flowers during The Pact, confirms speculations on the stars and the number of years:

Our beloved poet of Undine relates something that has captivated my attention for some time: the cycle of time, rotations of stars that bring this ceremony into the heart of a great alignment. It is the 24th anniversary of That Moment. Just as every god transforms into the next through the affair of the heart, the day of the week transforms into the next God. Just as the first day of the week begins with Deoch's holy day, the first year of the new epoch began with Deoch, and so on. This year, then, is the last of that eight-year cycle: the 24th year, the Year of Sgrios.

It begins to make forbidden coherence when viewed thus. Danaan sacrificed herself in what would become to be known as the Year of Sgrios. Her sacrifice for the light caused the first year of Deoch.

Turbulent events have consumed Temuair of late: The war of light and darkness in the Year of Ceannlaidir (Deoch 23).

I cannot believe that these events are unconnected. The connection is grave. Whatever connection lies between something's search for an ancient Aosdan artifact, something's desire to sacrifice a pure soul at the largest magical hexagram in Temuair, and something's desire for a source of immortality, is grave indeed.

Jean
Councilor of Loures