Talk:HollowKnight: DreamBlade/@comment-45083813-20200530030559

this doesn't sound right at all. First of all, if the Hollow Knight is free from the radiance, then this is canonically happening after the "Embrace the Void" ending. Therefore, the radiance is NOT returning, as she was utterly defeated by the Knight or the God of Gods in Embrace the Void. Secondly, it is impossible for a bug outside of Hallownest or outside of the pale king's influence to have a higher mind. This is further proven by the beginning cutscene of the game, wherein the Elegy for Hallownest the second line says "For none could tame our savage souls yet you the challenge met", this references the fact that only in Hallownest a bug could possess a higher mind because of the Pale King's influence over the lands of Hallownest. Additionally, the Knight loses their memory after venturing past the Howling Cliffs, and in the official Quirrel comic, Boon seems nearly incapable of speech. All in all, this does not make sense if we are going to account for the canon lore.