Careful now: underestimate those smaller than you and you might be surprised when those ants revolt. [His expression twists wryly.]

As best as we understand, there was something... imperfect in their ability to regulate Tyria's magic. They were powerful as gods, but were not truly the Void itself. Over time, it corrupted them in spirit and mind--and probably physically. Truthfully, the idea that they could be overcome was only a recently believable idea.

[The Order of Whispers had originally intended only to delay the cycle, after all. He regards Mishka, curiously.] How have you diverted its path so far?