When I heard about the last thing that happened from the spirits... I don't know why, but I didn't feel relieved or disappointed.
It actually made things easier for me. The Aroniel's acceptance that Alith was 'Alith' was the best possible outcome.
Yet... even though I couldn't see them... what I had heard had caused something completely different to arise in me.
Satisfaction? No.
Sadness? No...
...
I wasn't sure.
I took a deep breath, leaned back. I closed my eyes, deliberately slowed my breathing, and focused.
What should I have felt?
If there was no Absolute Mind, if I was not a wiera, if I was a 'human being' who had actually made it this far... what would be the feeling that would arise in me?
...
I paused, my eyes slowly opened, but all I saw was... the ceiling, which seemed gray because of the dim light. There was only silence surrounding me, only spirits looking at me as if trying to understand what was happening.
And... at this very moment, I realized something.
