Not the moon. Sylvarant and Tethe'alla's fates are intertwined; there isn't enough mana for both at once. I --
[He hesitates once more, because Raine, as usual, is asking the uncomfortably pertinent questions.]
I ... I don't know.
[It's been so long since he's committed to this action, since he's doubted, since he's questioned; it's been so long that he doesn't know anymore what's a viable option and what's simple dreaming. He knows, theoretically, what might be ... and part of him wants to hope that, maybe, Colette will be the key ... but he also recoils from the possibility. What it means. What happens if it fails.]
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[He hesitates once more, because Raine, as usual, is asking the uncomfortably pertinent questions.]
I ... I don't know.
[It's been so long since he's committed to this action, since he's doubted, since he's questioned; it's been so long that he doesn't know anymore what's a viable option and what's simple dreaming. He knows, theoretically, what might be ... and part of him wants to hope that, maybe, Colette will be the key ... but he also recoils from the possibility. What it means. What happens if it fails.]
I can't talk about this. I'm sorry.