"Maybe you two should've just abandoned Vaingall," Blanchette said casually, as if suggesting a change in wardrobe.
Samael raised an eyebrow, not in surprise but in measured scrutiny. "And the reason?"
Blanchette smiled faintly, tilting her head. "Because the Crimson Helot knew. They didn't arrive here by chance. They were already prepared. You were already in their path before you even made your first move, didn't you know that?"
Kivas squinted, her tone low. "What do you mean by that?"
"Think about it," Blanchette said, motioning vaguely with one hand. "If the original intended timeline was the one where you never placed Yoiglah as the domain-stabilizing pillar… then that means the entire warping of Vaingall was always supposed to remain wild, chaotic, unclaimed~"
Samael's eyes narrowed. "So the moment I relinquished a reign over the terrain and let Yoiglah stabilize it through shrine attunement…"
