Quote Originally Posted by Vyrerus View Post
The thing is, even though that's what they say in the recording, it's not a fact. It's just what they believe. They were afraid that Zodiark wasn't a permanent solution, because they were either aware that the cause of the Final Days hadn't actually been rooted out, i.e. Zodiark is symptomatic treatment, or that Zodiark's miracles would just lead back to retriggering the Final Days again... somehow.

Really, that recording just proves the Hydaelyn dissenters to be vainglorious rebels, with an idea that was ultimately no better than what the Convocation had in mind, except on the matter of protecting the new life. Which we aren't given much detail about. It'd be one thing to protect the new life if it were freshly sprouted sentient life, life aware of itself. It'd be another if they were asking every other Amaurotine in existence to trade the possibility of getting their loved ones back for what amounts to cattle(at the time).

There's still many factors we don't know, too. Like if the Sundering was intentional or not. I assume that it wasn't, but if it was the only way for Hydaelyn to protect the new life, then that means that the Dissenters essentially risked the existence of everyone and everything. I think it wasn't intentional, but that proves that the dissenters really didn't know what they were doing, since their checks and balances for Zodiark wound up completely altering and then having dominion over the star(and all its pieces). Not too mention, it was an inherently violent course of action.

Hydaelyn has some 'splainin to do!
I find it very hard to believe Venat and the other Hydaelyn summoners to be vainglorious when they all sacrificed their lives to summon Hydaelyn. Furthermore, they did it save the world from the Final Days and the Sound because Zodiark only delayed the coming of the Final Days and didn't stop it. Hydaelyn was designed be a permeant solution. Lastly, Hythlodaeus corroborates their story when we meet him at the end of 5.0.

I agree there are unanswered questions and that Hydaelyn could answer those questions, but I think the reason to not trust Hydaelyn stems from the fact she is a primal and there is a high probability that Hydaelyn's Blessing is just her way of tempering the WOL.