[Part of him questions if this is his fault somehow. Bringer of ruin, or whatever. He doesn't give it voice.]

Don't.... understand how the Little Courtesy is supposed to help the situation-- unless the Empress doesn't want to fix it? "Doesn't have control over" doesn't mean "against" it...

....if pieces of other universes are being pulled here, isn't that ripping holes in those pieces' home universes? Does that mean this...phenomenon could spread?