Anguish turns to into despair when the letter the Prophet wrote is read. However, in spite of the crushing weight of the dark emotions, a ritual must be carried out. It is then and there on the Prophet's desolate homeworld that a shadow's soul is bared. This is a continuation of the last two words at the end of Unnecessary Object, which were part of a letter written from one friend to another. Hopefully you read it, but you don't have to because this is basically character development.