"I'm sure you will." It feels like a certainty with Azem's soul. "I must be content with the knowledge that, at the very least, the world will not end due to another's machinations. If the end does come, it will be after all have tried their very best to live."

He kisses Felih's cheek and puts on a faint smile for their sake. "Enough of that, however... Has the potion been working well?"