Ashelia nodded along with Sparks' assessment. "You aren't wrong. You must be careful - there are no humes about this place. I can at least attempt to blend in, but yourself and the others...

"As for ending the world to begin anew...any who seek the power to do that will be corrupted by it. Mark my words." Ashelia knew all too well the corrupting nature of power - the desire for it, even to protect, was too easily twisted. "That is Kalki's goal. Her methods demonstrate the true depravity of that particular path."

And yet, if she had the opportunity, what would she do?