[ Then it becomes part of whatever the Beast World is afterward. Not contained. Not sealed. Part of it.]
A pause.
[I want to be clear about the risks. The shadow is not safe. It is not kind. Including it in the threshold doesn't fix it. It gives it the option of being something other than what it's been forced to be.]
"And if it chooses to be a threat?"
[Then the five allied tribes, one dragon lord, and a high tier bearer with a system deal with a threat.] System's voice was dry but not dismissive. [I'm not suggesting naivety. I'm suggesting that the conditions you're creating—genuine bonds, genuine alliances, a sanctuary—are the best possible context for the shadow to be offered a choice and for that choice to matter. What it does with the choice is its own business.]
