Phillip is quiet, watching him for a long moment and then the crystal he holds in his hand. "...I think whether or not it changes anything is ultimately up to you," he says after a moment, "Everyone in the Source or its reflections is a splintered soul; you just know the name you once had."

He is underplaying it slightly- if it were truly just a name, they would not be having this conversation. But he's also not entirely wrong. Those past connections, that past life, the role Azem played... whether or not they affect Gustavain in the here and now is entirely up to how he wants.

But it is impossible to take back that knowledge, and now that Phillip can see it there's no unseeing it. But he's not sure that really changes anything either, other than the number of people he's been a hopeless romantic over.