[Viktor's lips pull tight--this is, of course, nothing he doesn't already know. After the imagined future, he'd resolved to do things differently, for those that care about him. But he's ended up like this anyway, hasn't he? It makes him wonder how much is simply inevitable. If he's doing himself a disservice by attempting to fight it. If it could have the same disastrous results as what came from trying to fight his illness.]

I've spoken with Kyle.

[So, Istredd is not the first to know. He's shown him his new form, the commune, and told him of his dream. He sees no reason not to put Istredd at ease, in that regard.]

We have an opportunity to do things differently, this time. And this form...it doesn't exist in the real world.