Sylas walked out of the World of Spirits with the same calm expression he had worn when he left Rhykan behind, the shifting light of the Sanctum fading from his body as reality settled around him again.
Reversing what had just happened was still possible, at least in theory, especially if Sylas combined what remained of his own hold over the Beast Sanctum with Yamero, who was in many ways a far more perfect vessel than Caracos Thar had ever been.
That was the reason Sylas had taken Yamero with him in the first place. In fact, he had several other potential solutions to the current situation as well.
At first glance, that might have made Sylas' loss look stranger than it actually was. If he had already understood that Rhykan possessed Slovenly Madness and had independently considered using Yamero in a similar role, then why hadn't he realized what Rhykan intended before the final stage ever began?
The answer was simple enough.
