Now Lethys pulls back: the power Monzun wields now is not to be made light of, and despite his best efforts to keep a stranglehold on the uncertainty and fear clawing its way to the forefront, Lethys' symbol and light wane to a thin and watery candle-glow in comparison to Monzun's. It takes all of his self-control not to act: reach for a Miracle, flee, beg. They've given him no reason to just yet.

But they have confirmed this at least: Nemesis is no more, and they wiped him off the face of Eden.

He has plenty of cause to believe them. A spike of - something runs through him, too close to the fear of a new unknown to truly be relief, but similar enough that the cogs begin turning regardless.

Nemesis is gone. Eden is forever changed. Monzun is poised to take his place as power-that-is. And so it goes.

"You and I remain," he declares out loud, affirming this to Monzun - and to himself.

His tone is pensive, slow, and deliberately unclear. He must choose his words with care. Below, Laetes holds his ground, still sustaining a low, rasping growl with pauses only to snatch a breath, eyes fixed up at the towering Leopard as though tasked with an unblinking watch over only one thing in the universe.

"What will you do now that you hold this power?"