[ temenos need not lose anything more. maybe that's why nodd brings it up now, before the very, very end of things. so there are no surprises. ]

Not a great move to save me if you want to be rid of me, Temenos. I was giving you an out at last.

[ but if it doesn't work. ]

Anyway, I feel saved enough. I regret dying now and I didn't when this journey started.