Her ascent paused for a slight moment before she continued rising, the purple dot over Andar followed her and the noises from the arena entered his ears with a rush and he felt countless minor sonic booms that could barely be detected even with his enhanced perception.
Andar's internal clock resettled itself and he understood that his mother had seemingly frozen time around them.
This occurrence made Andar pause in deliberation, he knew that the act of stopping time was considered to be impossible, and what would appear as time stop to most laymen was simply the flow of time in a certain area that was slowed down to such an extent that it would appear as if time had stopped.
Depending on the proficiency of the caster, time could be slowed to a crawl or nearly a stop, but never completely and over a small area.