[ Crow Already Knows™, but if Rean had brought it up he'd be absolutely correct— it would have derailed everything entirely and he'd get nothing answered. ]
Believe me, if I'd had the option any sooner I would've said something.
[ They'd beaten him fair and square in the Infernal Castle, he owed them at least that much. ]
As for how... first of all, let me say upfront that I had no idea this was an option. But... it turns out that for Awakeners, dying isn't necessarily permanent. Sort of. I was able to be brought back because of my connection with Ordine as a sort of... Immortal. As long as Ordine has the mana for it, I can keep existing— even if that's technically an impossible existence.
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Believe me, if I'd had the option any sooner I would've said something.
[ They'd beaten him fair and square in the Infernal Castle, he owed them at least that much. ]
As for how... first of all, let me say upfront that I had no idea this was an option. But... it turns out that for Awakeners, dying isn't necessarily permanent. Sort of. I was able to be brought back because of my connection with Ordine as a sort of... Immortal. As long as Ordine has the mana for it, I can keep existing— even if that's technically an impossible existence.