"The sun rose in the east and set in the west. While people were awake, it roamed the world; when people dreamed, it rose in another world."
"Huh?"
The more Sidney listened, the more wrong it sounded. "Wait, what kind of absurd theory is that? I understand the Waking World and the world of dreams, but how could the same sun cross between two worlds? There's no sun in the world of dreams, either... wait, didn't you say this fairy tale was about the moon?"
Michel shook his head gently. "That's why it's called a fairy tale. It's full of errors and misinterpretations to begin with. But regarding the point you raised, the Blood Moon Church did make a distinction."
"In the Kasmog language, the word 'sun' has a tense prefix. Those were dropped from the common tongue that evolved later."
"To be precise, the 'sun' here should be translated as 'Primordial Sun.'"
"The Primordial Sun..." Sidney mulled the term over repeatedly, deep in thought.
"Then I'll continue. We've reached the most interesting part of this fairy tale."
"The Primordial Sun roamed both the Waking World and the world of dreams. Back then, no Great Beings dwelled in dreams. The Primordial Sun was the only being there, so that place was also called the 'Sun's Abode.'"
"The Primordial Sun reigned on high, ruling over both worlds. The boundary between them wasn't so distinct back then."
"He was the only fruit borne by the tree, and the only being above the world. He had a grand plan."
Michel paused. "Here, the fairy tale branches into many versions. Some say He planned to lay a road across the sky, fully connecting the Abode to the Present World so that mortals, too, could enter the Abode."
"Others say He intended to plant another