[ She can see it, in his face. That he doesn't believe. ]

We did not find it, dear heart.

We made it.

[ Her tone is confident, but direct, her lips peeled back in something that was almost sharp, villainous, and feral. Like a beast that had just barely been constrained. A creature that was too-long held back. Akua was a villain, after all. ]

We refused to take it anymore, refused to lived forced under that reign, and more importantly: we were motivated to find away. I pulled the attention of gods above and below to force their attentions. The Warden pulled both Heroes and Villains under her shared banner, and wanted to make them work together. She compromised more than the Heroes would, and forced where she knew she needed.

It is about... motivation, Link. Wanting is not enough, one must... make it what you want. If you are dissatisfied with your world, does that mean it should no longer exist? That it should remain in the ether, lost to all?

If that is the case, then you made the right decision, to join Zenith. [ She leaned back. ] I do not fault you, of course.