Although Iver fell into deep thought while holding the two gems, no one dared to take them directly from his hands.
But in the end, Iver did not disappoint them.
"I do have some ideas."
Iver began, "I once read in a book... There are three suns in this world. The First Sun fell before life was born and never rose again; the Second Sun was killed and shattered by sacrifices and language, transforming into the countless stars scattered across the silent night; and the Third Sun was born from a Three-Legged Crow. It is the child of the Constant Self and the Constant Self.
"The sun in our world is the Third Sun, while that even hotter sun outside should be the Second Sun."
"I know. It was the Morning Crow Grimoire, right? I was fortunate enough to translate that book back in the day..."
At that, Encyclopedia suddenly perked up. "The Second Sun... So that's the Amun we worship!"
Clearly, for a Horus, being able to translate—or even merely read—knowledge about the sun was an honor. Once he had read such knowledge, he could never forget it.
Iver continued, "Since the Second Sun could be 'killed by sacrifices and language,' that means language must already have existed when the Second Sun was around. And it possessed some special power, powerful enough to be mentioned in the same breath as 'sacrifices'... Can you think of anything?"
There was only one answer.
—These ancient runes! Iver looked toward the Insect Amber Master. "You were so eager to develop this ruin... Was it to explore the mysteries of the runes?"
After all, for an extraordinary being of the Path of Twilight, wanting to open this ruin went against the path's principles. The ruin itself had already been preserved very well. Rather,