leave me blind but play the reel

i've seen fire & i've seen rain.
i've seen sunny days that i thought would never end

"Darkness would be everywhere, without the light. Souls would still exist, without life. Mort's realm certainly isn't empty." Remi counters. He can't tell if he's convincing Finn of this or establishing them as adversaries in this. Most perplexingly, he can't tell why he cares. "Without duties to take up its time, I am quite sure Ludo would find ways of entertaining itself." Its fellow gods would be more available to harass, the halls of Mort's realm filled with souls to toy and play with.

"I don't find it to be a contradiction, not anymore, anyway. The man I was before...he was a contradiction. His goodness made him into a weapon for others to use. He was more powerful than most but both the love of his life and his daughter died within arms-reach of him." Remi turned back to Finn, his eyes steady like hands around the curve of the Spyglass's jaw. "But you can give me back the stone if you're that worried about my internal struggle." Remi remarks offhandedly before turning his eyes back to the sea, but his every thought attuned to Finn and what he'll decide to do.

"Be careful what you wish for." The Alchemist whispers as lightning flares overhead like a beacon. If there are lost souls on the ocean tonight, they will fight their battles without Remi's help.