He was the light for many, many people. My sister and I held him in such regard that we were blind to our own weaknesses. [Alisaie was not the only one who held herself to an impossible standard. She did so with more grace and humility than Alphinaud, however.

He looks up at Jayden with a frown.]

It was not what I expected when I decided to aid the Scions in his absence, but we were the only ones who could do it. And... I suppose it gave us closure we otherwise lacked.