[ The criticism is unexpected, but valid. Gray has known that she needs to be more outspoken for a long time now. She lets several footsteps punctuate the silence before answering. ]

I think it's a conflict that seems to have no end. If the Pleroma is like life and the Kenoma is death, then it's natural for the Pleroma to struggle like it does before the Kenoma takes over. But it's also natural for the Kenoma to have its turn... and necessary. Nothing can live forever, and shouldn't.