I’ve watched those I work with and those I love fall into madness in the Atlas. My father, Sirus… even the exiles I hired. Perhaps that awareness is what keeps me from the same fate. I must stay vigilant. I cannot let the Atlas manipulate me. Even Veritania, once calm and collected, conceded to it. She became convinced that she alone could prevent others from pursuing their wicked desires. Of course I have considered the parallels between us. When Eagon appeared here, I assumed it was the Atlas’s temptations. I tried to remove all that tethers me to the world, so that I can give myself… completely. But there are some things I could not bring myself to remove. I did all I could to prevent him from this path. Was the Atlas calling for him, even when I kept him safe? I fear that the Atlas is working against me. I must press on, no matter what it puts in my way.

Aberration - Zana's Determination

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