I told you of how I was made due to a time paradox - but... that's also why. The world needed Minfilia, but I could not be... she could not be returned to the point she had been.

[ It's a sad thing. But then the Carbuncle yips, and Bolormaa is distracted. ] Y-yes. My scales - they've been flaking off, a little. I think it's normal for Au Ra. But since I'm crafted of Hydaelyn, well...