[This was both alarming, and brought the tiniest flicker of hope. Neither were comfortable emotions, but at least they were different.

How the hell had they changed history? Even Ascians couldn't do anything like that, not even close. And yet, these broken peoples--]

How do you know this? And- if what you say is true, and the course of history has been altered- how can you be sure this original version still exists?

[What were the rules governing this sort of thing? Considering it was something that should have been impossible, he didn't know.]