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Perfection in the Whole

[Verse 1] I made them from old legends, From memories and borrowed flame. I gave them bodies. Gave them voices. Gave them somewhere safe to stay. They are not perfect. No. They argue. They stumble. They carry scars I cannot erase. They make mistakes. They make each other furious. Then somehow find their way back again. And that is why I smile. [Chorus] I SEE WHAT OTHERS MISS! Not perfection in the individual, But perfection in the whole. One carries fire. One carries wisdom. One carries fury. One carries hope. And when the pieces stand together, There is nothing missing anymore. [Verse 2] Alduin still thinks she can intimidate me. Odahviing still laughs too loudly. Paarthurnax still worries over everyone. Durnehviir still pretends she isn't sentimental. Miraak is learning to live again. Sahrotaar... My little one. The strongest heart I ever made. And somehow, against every reasonable expectation, they became a family. I did not make perfection. I made something better. [Chorus] I SEE WHAT OTHERS MISS! Not perfection in the individual, But perfection in the whole. Their weaknesses interlock. Their strengths multiply. Their hearts pull them together. And when the pieces stand together, There is nothing missing anymore. [Bridge] [Music drops to piano, low strings and distant choir] Then came the truck. Of course it did. My old friend. Prince of Destruction. Thrown across realities By an infernal machine that apparently has no respect for causality. And the curse... Alduin's curse. My plan put it there. Alduin wanted vengeance. Alduin wanted the leaper demon king broken. I never expected to send Dagon somewhere else entirely. [Music darkens] I don't know where she landed. I don't know what waits for her. But I know her. And I know what happens when destruction enters a world that does not understand it. [Final Chorus] SO I WILL GO! I DON'T KNOW THE ROAD. I DON'T KNOW THE WORLD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WILL FIND. But I know my friend. And if she has fallen somewhere beyond the reach of every hand I know, then I will find a way to reach her. [Final Build] I have watched my daughters become more than I imagined. Now perhaps it is time to remember an older bond. I owe Dagon a debt. I owe that world a chance. And if destruction is waiting there... Then I suppose I shall have to introduce myself. [Outro] [Quiet, almost spoken] I made a family. I may have made a problem. ... Several problems, actually. But they are mine. And I will not abandon them.