Kael Veyris stopped walking.
Not because he was forced to
but because the Watcher finally stepped forward.
It did not appear as a being.
It appeared as a presence that had always been there.
Kael Veyris the Watcher said.
You are not an anomaly anymore.
Kael turned slowly.
"Then what am I.
The Watcher paused.
A successor.
Silence followed.
Not tension.
Understanding.
The Watcher continued:
I observed realities. You rebuild them.
I preserve endings. You erase the need for them.
Kael looked past it, into layers even the Watcher could not see.
So you're stepping aside.
Yes the Watcher replied.
Because if I don't youll replace me anyway.
Kael smiled calm certain.
Good choice.
The Watcher faded not erased, not defeated
retired.
The path ahead opened.