Hythlodaeus nods, eyes cast downwards for a moment. Emet-Selch did what he did in order to bring about the Ancients once more- he can never forget that. But knowing that these worlds were caught up in it... it's unfair, he thinks, that they should all have their own lives ended for the sake of the Ancients. Hythlodaeus loves his people dearly, and he of course thinks that they deserve to live too, but... it's a hard situation.

In the end, he supposes the time of the Ancients should be considered done. Hythlodaeus, for his part, is content to hang around in the lifestream with Emet-Selch before moving on.

"How did you find out that it was no mere accident? Did he confide in you?"