~he held his breath until his cheeks turned blue~

An alternate ending to Muse of Nightmares based on a theory I developed while reading the book. The theory never came true so I wrote it instead!

~*~

But that was the problem with making wishes. Thyon had spent as much energy on wanting to be his own story as he did his own spirit for azoth that he forgot the one rule when it came to wishes. It was understandable that he'd forget this rule, after all. He had left all of Strange's books back in Zosma, and, with everything going on, with his mind otherwise diverted, he had simply forgot. Thyon would get his wish, there was no doubt about that. He had made a wish, and the universe had listened. But the rules still held regardless.

Thyon Nero forgot to be specific.