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There was a reason it was important to Amalthus to guide Minoth, to make sure his choices aligned with what was intelligent and rational. Reasons, those which none in polite society such as Indol (perhaps in Torna, but not in Indol) would dare refute, that Driver need take especial reign of Blade.

Chiefly, and namely, the fact that Amalthus himself was the only one in Indol actually bothering to take note of the effects of the Architect; the only one in Alrest who'd actually learned anything, in his life.

Minoth needed to do the same. No matter what he wanted.