[A part of Maya did believe him, and certainly...was quite struck by it. But there was another part, that dealt with trouble in a different way. With bravado, as empty as it may be.]

That's... just fine. It was going out with a whimper to begin with, now it went out with a bang, instantly.

[As obvious as a way if coping it was, Maya simply had to turn it around like this. ]

...You said this monument of yours makes things with some shards or whatnot. What's stopping me from finding an amazingly big one and just making a big thing - like my world?