The Relic Management Division was filled with piles of what other Cookies simply called "lost property" towered precariously, but to its eccentric head, Maple Taffy Cookie, each item held potential for a grand discovery.

And today was no different different. Maple Taffy Cookie was practically vibrating with excitement, hunched over a workbench and either oblivious or ignorant to the teetering stack of "urgent retrieval" requests.

"Oh, by the cosmic currents!" He practically shrieked, voice cracking with a high-pitched delight. In his fingers, he gingerly held a small, tarnished bronze gear. It was no bigger than his thumb, yet its intricate teeth seemed to pulse with an ancient energy—at least, in his mind. "Just look at it! The sheer, undeniable elegance!"

He spun around to face an imagined audience. "This is not merely any gear! No, no, no! Observe the minute imperfections, the subtle erosion on the teeth! This isn't from a common clock, I assure you! This... this is undeniably a component of a Chronos-Binder, a relic whispered about only in the most ancient of texts!"