" "He was also very selfish." "He was also very selfish." "Is it selfish, to want to live as long as you possibly can, and to see your children do the same? How badly did it hurt when Pin could no longer keep Pendor viable?" "You know the answer to that. He died this morning." "I know. He finally did it, he finally opted out because there was no reason for him to stay. It was a hard life, Oenone, watching all of his friend, all of his lovers die-- not because of him but just because he insisted on holding onto life so long and holding all to all those he did love so very hard." "Even at the cost of the rest of the universe." "So he stole a star or two to reverse Pin's local entropy. He never stole from a sentient race, and those stars he did steal he stole early on, before the universe was your complete and utter playground. |