The Second Long Interval covered the Turns 2058-2508 AL, occurring between the Eighth Pass and the Present Pass. The Second Long Interval was characterized by a drastic decline in the standing of Benden Weyr, the sole remaing Weyr. The other Weyrs had been mysteriously abandoned, and many believed that Thread would never again return. Little is known of this period except for the end of it. There is no information about what happened around the 200th Turn, when Thread would've normally been expected to return. Novels taking place during the Second Long Interval