He shifts slightly. "If it comes to that...it won't be in your lifetime."

That would be cruel, wouldn't it? They have already had to kill him once. He won't make them do it twice. There are ways to return to the star without such violent means.

"...So what are your plans then?" He finally rolls over on to his back, staring at the sky through a canopy of leaves. "You've saved the star. The Ascian threat is gone. The Scions are no longer needed, are they."