*Spoilers* Anyone feel joining Emet would have been better

[EaraGrace]

The dread of an axe murderer in your kitchen supersedes the dread of existentialism. The Ancients clearly wanted to live.

They wanted to live under very specific conditions, but when faced with oblivion would they? When they see that every other civilization known eventually died off, and sometimes because they wanted to, would they?

These are the people Venat trusted and expected to make the ultimate sacrifice, so yes I would expect them to do so. Midgardsormr did.

A handful of close confidants is not enough to simultaneously restrain Zodiark, find Meteion, and end the song of oblivion. It took millennia of planning, resources and effort to even just get there.

It doesn't make sense because Hydaelyn is an incredibly powerful primal and supposedly she did nothing because that was simply not the nature of Ancient primals.

Shes no where near as powerful fans Zodiark. It’s stressed multiple times that the power of enervation was what allowed Hydaelyn to succeed. Zodiark was another level of strength, at his height.

Who cares if they panic. The Final Days isn't predicated upon their panic.

It quite literally is though. Panic, despair, hopelessness we’re the emotions that turned people and magicks into blasphemies.

There are countless solutions on this front. The first and most obvious - Hermes isn't even necessary because all the information that he brought to the table was already revealed to Venat in Elpis. Another, trick him to get his cooperation. Another, tell the Convocation before Hermes even joined. Way more besides.

It’s stated multiple times that Hermes is a necessary part of halting the Final Days, not for the things that happened at Elpis, but for his knowledge and expertise. Tricking an incredibly intelligent man with the ability to see if you’re lying seems unwise. And telling before he joins just potentially means the Fonal Days aren’t halted at all.

A side note, since the Ancients are living lie detectors now, is it any wonder why the Convocation rejected Venat's objections? She was lying to them.

They never once accuse her of lying, nor would they if they knew her intent. Was she withholding information, sure. But that’s not lying. Hermes was withholding information on Meteion when he meets with Hythlo and Emet. Did they notice? Nope. Because that’s not a lie.