Ezra's jaw tightened, but he remained silent.
Unbidden and unwelcome, memories of Faewall and Nicodemus flitted through his mind.
All he could see was the Abyss.
The weave.
The changes he'd made, whose effects still rippled through the world.
And most of all, he remembered Genesis.
His wife who had sacrificed herself in pursuit of righting a wrong.
His wife whom he could no longer remember his first meeting with, something he'd sacrificed to save the world.
And Tether had played a role in it all, but discussing it now was not something he was willing to do.
Akiko watched him closely, her eyes searching for any hint of emotion. When none came, she sighed softly.
"Tether is no longer in play, due to whatever had happened at Faewall." She put emphasis on the city's name, telling him that even the Monarchy wanted to know what had happened and caused all this.
