What alternative could there possibly be.

In the face of yet another impractical promise, his hope for any other solution only dwindles. Such hopeful-sounding words are so often empty in what they offer. There would be no such expectations here.

"I have given you what you need aim for to earn my interest. I should ask the same." He motions to Abel with an open palm. "What would it take for you to abandon this world? To admit that its recreation is the best path forward?"