After pondering for ages without coming up with a clue, Lillian simply gave up thinking:
"Victoria, what do you think?"
Lillian waited a long time after asking, but no answer came, so she turned to look out of curiosity.
Victoria looked as though she wanted to speak but held back, seemingly hesitant.
"What is it, Victoria? Do you have a question?"
Victoria bit her lip and said quietly, "I do, actually."
She asked, a little embarrassed, "What is an authority?"
Lillian froze for a moment, then giggled:
"Oh, I nearly forgot. Our little spider doesn't know much about Great Beings."
"I know plenty! I've read all the books in the Library!" Victoria retorted, but turned her head away.
"You mean that Library of yours? It might be decent in the future, but not now. Not yet."
Lillian wagged a finger.
"I'll explain it from the beginning." She looked at Victoria, then turned her gaze to the Great Being ahead.
"Tell me, Victoria, what do you know about Great Beings?"
"They are beings above the world, possessing power beyond history. They built Abodes in dreams. The Supernatural people followed in their footsteps, and the routes of sacrifice they worked out came to be called Paths," Victoria answered without hesitation.
"Not bad." Lillian clapped her hands idly. "Exactly what the books say, but that's only an explanation meant for mortals. How much do you know about the essence of Great Beings?"
"The essence of Great Beings..." The question left Victoria momentarily stunned. She thought carefully, then said hesitantly after a while:
"Great Beings are gods. We pray to them, and they give us responses and blessings; we offer sacrifices to them, and they reward us with power. They guide us."
"And?" Lillian asked.
Victoria bit her lip.
Beyond that, she did not