"Other than that, I was curious about her unusual state.
Even when I studied under Mother and read through those ancient texts, I never saw anything like it recorded."
"..."
Gwen nodded slightly, then turned to Malenia.
"Malenia, what about you?"
"She felt familiar to me too. She even reminded me of... Mother, but she isn't her."
Malenia's answer brought a look of realization to Radahn's face. He had found the source of that familiarity.
As for the second half of her answer, Radahn agreed with that as well—
The Eternal Queen would never have reacted so childishly.
"Then, Trina, what about you?"
Finally, Gwen turned his gaze to the diminutive Trina.
"She reminded me of Mother at first, too."
Trina first echoed his younger sister's words, then changed tack.
"But what intrigues me more is the mark over Miss Melina's left eye. It seems rather similar to the Night-Eye Queen's mark, which I've seen in a few rare surviving texts."
"Melina, did hearing what they said jog any memories?"
Gwen nodded slightly and looked at Melina beside him.
"..."
Meeting Gwen's gaze, Melina inexplicably felt her agitation settle almost at once. She shook her head.
"All right. Take a seat for now."
Gwen nodded and motioned for Melina to sit.
Melina readily complied, though she sat beside Malenia rather than Radahn. Only with all three of them together did they barely match Radahn's bulk.
The three demigods had no objections to Melina taking a seat, given her likely connection to the missing Queen Marika the Eternal. They merely had a vague premonition that Gwen, this Sun King who had appeared from who knew where, was about to reveal something extraordinary.
And that was indeed the case. Gwen's very first question seized everyone's attention—
"Everyone knows the Elden Ring was