You would never have thought so little of me before.

[ This he mutters mostly to himself, although it is possible to catch parts of it. Twelve millennia of painstaking work, building up empires only to tear them down again, and Elidibus thinks he had no contingency plans? He would be insulted if he didn't already feel upset with their situation. ]

...Be that as it may, Elidibus-- [ They aren't 'Themis' any more. ] --I think you will find yourself hard-pressed to face the Warrior of Light here. I suggest you stay your hand until this...time conundrum is resolved. They may not stay dead even if you were to kill them.