Quote Originally Posted by Absimiliard View Post
The future wasn't certain. That's kinda the point. Venat didn't know if she could reach the outcome she sought or not. All she could do was use the knowledge she was given to try for it, and that is precisely what she did. Obviously the narrative took the direction of her being successful, but from an in-universe perspective nothing was over til it was over. Things could've gone awry at any time.
And they absolutely would've gone awry if it weren't for the events of Shadowbringers. Remember that Graha pulled us into the first to not only save that shard but also to prevent us from dying as a consequence of it rejoining with the source.