A new insight

22nd of Shar 358

I just got my notebook back, so I'm writing down everything that happened during the conversation with Solas'dir. This man is apparently our employer, who recruited us for a mission to what he calls the "Ruins of Creation". There are other names for these places, but Ruins of Creation has a ring to it that I am fond of. Our mission was to get the scroll that tells the story of Sage—at least, we presume it is about Sage. I gave him the scroll, seeing as that was our objective. There was some protest about giving the scroll from the others, but Sage didn't seem to mind and it was their scroll.

This place seems to operate as a knowledge exchange. Our reward for returning the scroll to Solas'dir is free access to the tower's libraries and knowledge. Solas'dir talked about his theories about the scribe. He believes he is an Icon, or at least an incarnation of one. He confirms that he believes the scroll is about Sage and that it is unlikely they know much of anything. He said that we "went somewhere nobody has been before, brought someone who hasn’t been seen before so knows nothing". He seems certain that Sage does not possess the powers stated in the scroll, saying it would be disastrous if they did. The rest went over my head, with him mentioning how he believes there was a time before our own. Trying to wrap my head around that made my head swim. Sage also didn't seem to care for the conversation, asking about when we would get food. Solas'dir also mentioned that his focus of study is on these Ruins of Creation.

Fathom brings up their search for their friend to Solas'dir. He remarks that they could find someone for their search in the halls. He then asks for us to leave, as they want to talk to Sage privately.

After I left the room and we parted ways with the rest of the group, I asked Erafinyr about the gap in my memory and what happened between our time in Zetsubou to when we reunited outside the Ruins of Creation. She remarked that during our time in Zetsubou, an employment flyer seemingly fell to my feet, with a reward of knowledge. We were then recruited for a mission to search the Ruins of Creation alongside the others in the group. When we first arrived in the tower, she got separated from me, so she is unsure what happened during that time. We then went to the location of the ruins, and that was the second time we got separated. I think the reason for the gap in my memory, or even in all of our memories, happened during one of these two separations. I remember why I accepted this mission. I wanted to see if there was anyone who knew of Memory's whereabouts, or someone who would know of him. This place keeps records of history even before history existed, there has to be someone who knows about him, right? I'm going to search the halls for someone who might know about him.

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