"There's no way to know if Eden would hold up without the Mirror or Lilith's influence," Saraqael says. "...So my strategy is to assume that it won't. If those willing could be relocated elsewhere, somewhere they could thrive, then that's all I would ask of you."

"My other fear would be that without Eden's power, we would once again be forced to eat in ways appropriate to our biology, and that creatures like myself will be compelled to sustain ourselves with the meat of other animals. It would no doubt cause conflict, regardless of the source."

He turns to glance at the mirror.

"Beyond that, I will have no regrets, leaving this place behind..."