We'd need an alternative guide, so save ourselves being at a disadvantage. One who understood our... predicament.

[ And one who was sympathetic about it. Wrathion pauses, thoughtful. ]

I have wondered if the Merchant is invested in our fate due to his previous... association with the research in Ellethia. I wonder if the mirrors relate to all that is happening in more ways than we understand.

[ If so, it would be detrimental to lose him as a source of information. Unfortunately. ]