^Title of post. You do not always get a chance to interact. You do not always get the luxury of trying to save the one who you cared for. You do not always get the luxury of knowing what happened to them. You do not always have the ability or chance to take revenge. That is life in the end.
Crippled? It has crippled nothing. I am not central to anything important. Shinkuu and Zarla are not Gods or Heroes of the Ages, or part of the Lore. They are not that important to anyone that they cannot move on and deal with it like they would any other loss.
If anything, let it be a wake up call to the complacent among those who would care. The Aegis are a deadly enemy who take no prisoners and want all of Istaria to die and wither away. Ignore them and this is the result. They take from you all you hold dear and never give it back. Some have forgotten that Istaria is in a War for its very life and soul. Forget at your own peril.