It is not constant, his lucidity. It is a great deal of work simply to keep him calm. He is perpetually afraid, and if he does not die from some outside contrivance, he may still die from shock or hunger. He is not well. And the longer he lives, the more a chance he has at truly harming someone.

I do not say this easily, Rhys. It is not what I want. If there were another option, I would have turned to it. This is all there is. There is no one suited on this Earth to take the place of the Asha. The same could be said for any one of you that has succeeded the guild leaders.

...he watches the news. Things have begun happening across the world. He believes the lack of succession is what is causing it.