Quote Originally Posted by Mortex View Post
How did emet even had a kid in the first place like. He’s mentally so broken at that point that even a “reproduction” idea sounds not right in anyway. Also I can not even fathom emet saying you are all shadows and then still has action with a woman. I mean the man looked even in elpis like he loved his job more then anything.
The short story hints he wasn’t quite broken at that point yet. It hints that his whole having a child there was his way of giving the sundered a chance. But when he saw just how fragile the sundered beings are after his son dies of illness(which is something that never existed in the ancient world, thanks Venat!) It basically cemented his resolve to strive forward towards the rejoinings.