"He doesn't even look a thing like he used to. His hair is black, his eyes are violet, and I've been given the impression those qualify as what would be his natural coloration now. He's a shapeshifter now, he cannot do alchemy anymore except on himself..." Delilah shook her head. "I know. And that much would apply to any other who showed up in the Nexus, any other who'd be free for me. And it feels as if as long as that possibility exists, I can't move on, I don't dare to. This is what the poison of the Nexus is. For those who so desperately long for a second chance, it's an elusive prize that keeps you in limbo."