"Congratulations on your triumph, boy."
The sexless voice reverberated within Laemno's psyche, a tinge of glee oozing from its tone.
"How does it feel to briefly transcend the concept of time?"
"Awful," Laemno spat. "I would've appreciated a warning. Experiencing a mental breakdown for a hundred or so loops wasn't the most exhilarating of experiences."
"And I would appreciate a little gratitude. Without me, you would have undoubtedly been captured. I did you a service out of the kindness of my heart."
"Didn't you say that it was for your own good that you helped me?"
"Oh, right. I did say that." The entity clicked its tongue. "Well, old age makes one quite talkative. It doesn't matter now. You're alive and safe."
