Heh... I wonder if it can be called a lapse... or a smart move. Sometimes one has to make moves they don't agree with in order to eliminate a threat. Whether it's to sacrifice themselves or others... it comes down to whether they're capable of living with their choice.

[More energy...? Perhaps. The magic generated by the Ring isn't enough for anything major.]

My power is nothing compared to that woman. If the Gate was already open... I'd be able to crush her. But I can't open it unless I return home, and I can't return home until either she wills it or we find a way out.

I doubt all the darkness in your Corridors could boost me enough. Though I'd be willing to try.

[But what it would do to his host, he doesn't know.]

Leave them here, if you like. I'm sure my roommate won't mind.

[Being comatose and all.]