[Liem still doesn’t understand how on Horos the destruction of his world had seemed so certain, and so final—and yet, how unclear things now seem since he’s been brought to this place. Perhaps it had something to do with the Regent’s powers, the scope of which never became clear to him, but which certainly seemed near-limitless when it came to their dominion over the shard-bearers themselves. Perhaps the only power they ever had was the capacity to bend the wills and perceptions of shard-bearers according to their desires.

To that, he can only give a short sigh of agreement.]

Lady Yima told me that time exists strangely between other worlds and this one, which is why she is able to pull souls from before their final end.

[Perhaps that could explain the contradiction somewhat, even though the mechanics of such a thing are far beyond his understanding.]

She did seem to believe that bringing those worlds back from the brink was impossible, though. Perhaps it is easier for some to accept that, rather than to strive for what they’ve lost and risk being disappointed later.