No. [The easiest answer in the world to give. He doesn’t even have to lie. He flexes his fingers.] Just a young descendant that understands the kindest thing I can do for them is let them go.

The Abyss’s hold on our world could cease. They could pass. And the world could move on, finding new problems to deal with.

[And he wouldn’t have to choose between his homeland and where he lives. The chains of fate would be shattered.] As I said, I want to be sure.