[Rhea'li nods. As he suspected... whenever he imagines himself in that position of sacrificing half the star's number to save it, he ends up coming to the same conclusion of leaving to find another way. While he and Azem are different people, in this regard, they are the same.]

I see...

[All that happened was tragic, but his own life and the lives of all he knows also would not exist without the final days and the sundering. Saying he's sorry for what happened would ring hollow and false.

Azem will be none too pleased learning of what transpired after their death... He rubs his chin, tail curling behind him.]

When we met so long ago... [And truly, it would have been a long time ago for Themis.] ...it was Azem who told you a falling star would appear before you, yes? How did they know I would be arriving? They did not seem to know me when I met them.