( Urianger opens his mouth as if to reply, but closes it again after a moment. Only now, in light of Stephen's questioning, does it occur to him that they never really had the chance to explore their revelation more thoroughly: once they realised that Light, stasis, and passivity were one and the same they had applied that knowledge to save what remained of the First, but then came the next disaster, and the next, and the next, to the point where Urianger has to acknowledge that they haven't really stopped.

Had he not been Summoned to Thorne, Urianger suspects he'd be neck deep in whatever trials Fate deemed fit to throw at them next. )

I confess, 'tis not a revelation we have yet had the chance to share with those outside our immediate circle.

( He clears his throat just the once. )

The situation was ... precarious, at the time, and it has remained most dire until quite recently. 'Tis a discovery that would be of great interest to the Aetherologists of Sharlayan, make no mistake.