good observation on the apparent time machine and linking it to the pre-ascension portraits of the Lords of Shadow.
i really hope that Laura doesn't die in Reverie. i was kind of sickened by the fact that "every" character that Gabriel meets who has a name is killed by either Gabriel or someone else in this game. the one exception was Laura. i'd be depressed if the only reason they kept her alive was so that she could perform her role in the DLC and then get killed off. i'm hoping for her to be elevated more to a co-protagonist status. but yeah, given how this game has treated every other character, it's not too far-fetched to predict Laura's demise.