Korrins shoulders sag and she sighs; hearing that truth aloud hurts, but she doesn't have the energy to deny it anymore. "...I know. I think it was always going to come to that, given where the shard's located. It's so damned unfair, and there's nothing we can do to stop it." Her own eyes are suspiciously bright, never feeling more helpless as she does right now, and it's only going to get worse with time. "I'm so sorry, Nahariel. If I could do anything to change that...."