Quote Originally Posted by Absimiliard View Post
People choose their own ideals. Others may offer their own thoughts and feelings on a matter, but it is ultimately up to the individual to decide what they do and do not believe in. What the WoL did was provide her with a rather significant chunk of information to digest, both through their description of future events and their own actions/nature. The conclusions drawn and resulting actions taken fall squarely on Venat's shoulders, with the WoL having merely contributed. On the other hand, it could also be said Venat influenced the WoL quite a bit. They are in essence the culmination of her ideals.

And so we arrive right back where we started: the causal loop. A casual loop by its definition has no determinate beginning or end. It merely is. Both are at least in part responsible for the beliefs and actions of the other, and which stepped up to the proverbial plate first is rendered moot by paradox.
I do find it funny that when you are telling Venat about the future, it seems like you either gloss over the Garliean side or just laugh it off. If Venat did know about the future of how her own kind is going to use an entire race as fodder to bring back a bastardized version of themselves you would assume she would go "Eh, that's an okay idea but now that I know the future I can use this person's recollection of the future to do it better!". I agree with the other posters, time travel is strong juju and even good writers struggle with using that as a plot point.