Quote Originally Posted by Cleretic View Post
I brought up the scene in Thavnair because I believe it's directly intended as a compare and contrast. Thavnair faced the literal exact same disaster as Amaurot, but Thavnair were the ones that were able to work through it by themselves, while Amaurot fell into hysteria and desperation.
"By themselves"

As the WoL, the Scions, and Vrtra shepherd them to safety.

Then Sharlayan promises them salvation, only for that to fall through, yet again to the Scions and the WoL and Zenos...

The teachings scene would be a great compare and contrast, save for that pesky follow up where the reciting of the teachings fail Matsya. It was only when a savior stepped in that he did not succumb.

In the end, it was no different. Unintentional or not, by the actions of the game, the lesson out of both Final Days was that saviors are necessary, that the common man is nothing without them. As Alisaie puts it at some point, "Doomed to die in cold obscurity."