Liora turned toward the ancient being, seeking clarification.
"Every other principle can be manipulated, in some fashion, by careful revision," the Keeper explained. "Memory can be altered. Possibility can be suppressed. Even Reflection can be hidden, silenced, forced into exile. But Acceptanceâ€"" it gestured toward the softly glowing symbol before them "â€"cannot be revised at all. A story that has genuinely accepted its ending has passed beyond the reach of any further alteration. It becomes fixed, permanent, immune to the endless cycle of careful, patient optimization the Curator has relied upon since long before the First Revision ever began."
Liora felt the weight of the discovery settle over her, understanding at last why this particular principle, above all the others, had been so thoroughly, deliberately erased from history.
