Because to my knowledge, no one has gotten past it without outside help. Either Vaeros allowing it and access to his cancel, such as the masquerade ball and feast last Year's turning, with the help of the dragons more recently to rescue the moon. Any of our own efforts to do so have had no success.

[Give a little information, perhaps get a lot, perhaps just have a nice conversation. Loki has another bite of his pastry, and a sip of tea before speaking again.]

Talking to people is good, and it's one of my main strategies when I'm first in a situation like this. Helps one get the lay of things, if nothing else. I assume most of your talking with people is done through counseling though. If I understand, that's meant to be private and confidential. Despite my curiosity, I won't ask then.