Eraqus remained back with his arms crossed. So far, he wasn't too impressed with the explanation. In the meanwhile, Ma-ti continued to roll around and gather dropped materials, and left them in a pile at Eraqus's feet. He could distribute them how he liked.

"And why did you decide to wonder about it now, when Nightmares have been a force on every world for a long time already?" Eraqus added to Celestia's question. He had a feeling he knew the answer already to that first one, but wasn't going to say that now. He was less inclined to believe this was an unintended mistake.