Astræa is quiet for a moment. "Hope was damaged when we lost Hoshiko, but so long as the chance for her remaking exists, so does the chance of hope. That your father despairs does not surprise me. I understand his bride fell out of ambit--or so my sister PSYCHE has complained. I also understand that the other side of her idiom has been shown to you all. That face is hers, but it is not the only one she possesses. I told you, before, that I am Justice and Injustice alike. I am large, as the human poet once said, I contain multitudes. So does PSYCHE. So do we all.

"If, however, if you are asking if good outcomes for you Travelers are possible at this point, then yes. They are. And not only through my own victory. I cannot speak for the plans of my siblings, but viewed with a logical mind, I can see that the archetypes of some would necessarily lead to positive outcomes should they win. For instance, I cannot see how Sol's victory would lead to an unhappy ending.

"As for why it must be played... there are various factors that might spark us into play once more. One of the more common ones--and indeed the cause of this round--is the death of one of our number, for the World must be gained in order to regain those we have lost. My favorite sibling Sinregado perished by way of an Elder God. Their loss prompted us to began play once more. The loss of Fortuna, Cephas, and Hoshiko only increased the necessity of Synodiporia."