"If I had been expecting it, I would have saved many more," he says bitterly. "No, I barely managed to escape with one of my brethren. The third happened to be quick-thinking enough to do the same on his own."

It's one of two sights he will never forget: the darkened skies as their city fell to ruins, and later, the searing light which changed their star forever.

"The three of us lost our corporeal bodies as a result. Had we not abandoned them, I imagine we would have shared the same fate as the rest of the star and been none the wiser." He crosses his arms and glares at the floor. "Which was likely Her original intention."