Gawain's sudden remark instantly snapped every thread of Amber's thoughts. Even with her usual wild imagination and nerves of steel, she had never expected Gawain to lower his head and ponder for so long before coming out with something like that. She stood there blankly for nearly ten seconds before finally widening her eyes and asking, "How did you... come up with that?"
"I know it sounds unimaginable. Honestly, I don't believe it myself. But once this has risen to the level of a suspected divine disaster, and once it is connected to Violet, I feel that even the most bizarre and absurd speculation has a certain chance of being true," Gawain said slowly as thoughts churned through his mind. "Especially since Modir was drawn into this incident and personally witnessed Shadow Dwellers emerging from black flames in that dense fog... That means this matter is inextricably connected to the Night Lady."
Amber frowned. "True, nobody expected Violet to have anything to do with the Night Lady. But that Great Adventurer got dragged into it, and his connection to the Night Lady is our biggest clue. Even so, you shouldn't have leaped all the way to the bizarre idea that 'Violet doesn't exist at all,' should you?"
"If it is connected to the Night Lady, then every impression we previously formed of the Violet Kingdom based on mortal understanding may be wrong. We can use the fullest extent of our imagination to speculate about what happened," Gawain said, stroking his chin. He sounded thoughtful, almost as if talking to himself. "Think carefully... Has the Violet Kingdom ever sent any 'products' to Loren? I mean, aside from the magical knowledge they spread abroad and the traveling mages themselves, has Violet ever 'exported' anything visible and tangible to the Alliance Nations?"
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