Hades fortunately remembers to angle his head just in time for Hythlodaeus to avoid hitting the eye. He hopes that the general dimness of the labyrinth hides his light flush.

"You are...ridiculous. More ridiculous than I remember," he mumbles. He takes a deep breath. "To answer your earlier question, Azem disagreed with the Convocation's decision to summon Zodiark and left to find another solution. They did not find it. Not before the star was sundered."