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I mean, I'm sure the masters will get him another replacement. That's the contract, he won the marvelous and thus the masters will grant his Heart's Desire, it'll just take a bit longer. And also you have proven that his duty is no duty at all and it's very much possible to avoid his inevitability. And also you're kinda laughing at his face about it. And getting a better night of sleep on his watch than you usually do when you're alive. Ok maybe it's not really a kindly thing to do still