As Weber attempted to control Galen's mind, he instead found another presence, vast, alien, and ancient beyond comprehension. His head filled with white noise and barely heard whispers that would not be silenced. A constant, throbbing sensation entered his mind, and the corners of his vision darkened.
"We feel you, attempting to control that which you cannot know. Entire civilisations have attempted to stop us, to reason with us, to harness our powers. All along, they evolved along the paths that we laid out for them, and their brief pretense of greatness ended because we willed it. You are nothing but a fleeting speck of dust, something to be regarded with momentary curiosity, and then forgotten as you fade into the void."