[ A colorless existence, bursting into blossom once more — they arrive in a safe harbor, and Bondrewd feels himself flung into his own body as if he has been stretched out, thinner and thinner, a trail of 'himself' left in his own wake that are now finally catching up. He collides with his own consciousness, and instead of becoming sick or woozy with it, he immediately bursts into applause. It is a muffled sound, clasped between his heavy gloves, but it is there nonetheless — staccato, slow. It might be sarcastic, if his tone and affect were not a mirror of Byleth's own: emotionless, flawlessly calm. ]

I have heard scientists posit that time is not a strictly linear measurement. Some entities, in fact, do not perceive time as a line at all — they exist in cycles and circles, some even exist all at once. Is this an ability you acquired in Kenos?

[ How clever! How intriguing! ]

Some might argue that my presence alone is a 'wrong'. It is interesting that you do not share such a consideration.