"Arkady, this isn't your home." It wasn't her fault it was broken, and thus far, they hadn't been given any specific task through which to save it. "You didn't break it."

It was troubling, thinking there was nothing out there, but comforting her, however terribly, was easier to focus on than the implications of what she'd just said. If there was nothing, then it was possible the Aspects were telling the truth, that they needed them to rebuild it, but how did you even go about starting something like that? Wouldn't it be easier to have them prevent the destruction?