Azekiel turned to the old man as if looking at him in amusement that he wanted to offer an advice even now.
"Fine. Go ahead. What advice?" he asked.
"There are things that even gods can't change, let alone humans. As for you... You are none of the two. So if possible, forget everything again. You've already created enough trouble by making this mess. Just forget the past, an-"
"Forget the past and become a hermit like you?" Azekiel asked, seemingly amused.
"If that's what you think I am, then yes. I want you to become a hermit as well. When you didn't know, it was better as things were quite normal. But now that you... Even I can't see what will happen in the future." The old man looked at the beautiful pond before further continuing. "You see that pond?"
"Let me guess. You're about to give another one of your childish analogies?"
The man simply smiled in response. "Sometimes childish analogies make more sense. At times, even children can outsmart others."