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It started as the usual, with Jormund's consciousness arriving at the vast, empty darkness.
He felt the usual weightlessness he felt whenever he arrived here, and he had grown familiar with this place, even learning how to arrive here at will. And just like the first time after learning of what he should do here, Jormund searched for the spark Cedric spoke of. But unlike the first few times, Jormund isn't searching as frantically anymore.
Having grown accustomed to failure made him feel numb. He stopped worrying and hurrying for no reason. Yet even after all these failures, his faith that the Director wouldn't lie to them didn't falter. Mostly because he doesn't really have any reason to lie to them, moreover, Jormund didn't think that Cedric had any other ulterior motive for holding them back.
But just as he was about to call it a day and add it to the tally of failures, an unexpected change struck him.
It was faint, but he saw it...