[ So the thing Estinien tried to impale him to death with is called a lance? How is that different than a spear? Matt's glad he didn't know this when he tangled with the guy before, he would've totally choked. ]

On the Estinien and Innocence topic, I have some information.

I did a scry with Xishen trying to find her, [ he won't mention losing his hand in the process, it's beside the point, ] and it turns out ... I was thinking of her as an entity, like a god even, but Xishen described the Innocence more like an astrological sign: a collection of traits and aspects. So I think it's possible that she's more like what my world would call a tulpa, which is broadly defined as a creature born out of psychic energy and shaped by mental focus, but detached from its creator and capable of acting independently.

When we did the scry, I saw--well, wings, and bright white light, which I'm sure some of you remember--and a countervailing darkness and rot. But most pertinently, I saw two bright lights connecting her to this world. Aions. One of them I'm a hundred percent sure is Estinien, but the other ... I don't know. There were a few more lights that weren't as bright, and ... sorry to say this, but at least one seemed like they were Kenoma.

So my theory is, we made this incarnation of the Innocence. And it won't be easy to get rid of her without destabilizing our own cause.