At Gyre's nose wrinkle, she stares back levelly. "I don't wanna go where it ends, I don't want it to end at all! This yearly game is stupid, but as long as we kill all the monsters then the world keeps on turnin'. If I can do anythin' to make sure that happens then I'm gonna, I got too many people dependin' on me to even think 'bout taking any risks."

When the Wizard finishes speaking though, she sighs. "For what it's worth, I don't actually think you're lying. I just can't care about the truth. It don't matter to me how this started, all that matters is that we live another year."