Ah. I looked at the title of this and DUH . The answer thwacked me in the face. I need to do that more often, check out the titles…

Ah!!! That’s why he’s telling him this so readily, and why he knows the questions Dali’s going to ask before he does…
Ok, so, if I’m right, the Marshall will use the Forget unless Dali can stop him, ending this vicous (still rather enigmatic) cycle

wat does that mean, “released underground vapors”? is that like the mountain was right by the Fountain? cuz my first thought was he farted them out…gross i know…just thinking here…

The Fountain is on top of the mountain, on the summit. Since it was on top, it had numerous tunnels and ways for vapors from the Fountain to leak into the Corridor when it was being built. They were working in the Fountain’s under_mountain_ vapors, I guess.

Not the Sovereign Marshall’s farts.

_ in my most glorious discovery, I had also unleashed its bounty upon my enemies_
I hate it when I do that!