Phainon’s unwillingness to let Mydei go needs to be studied in a lab. In any other cycle Phainon was in, he was sad when the companion who made it to the end with him left, but he understood. But when Mydei was the last one standing with him? Phainon *begged* him to stay and witness the Era Nova with him. When Phainon had to kill the other Chrysos Heirs he was cold, feeling himself drift further away from humanity. When he had to kill Mydei he was tender, filled with sorrow and regret. Losing Mydei still hurt after all that time. Despite it all, his heart was never truly hardened to it.
Get yourself a man whose devotion lasts 33 million cycles.
















