Elara felt the weight of their regard, felt them examining her soul as thoroughly as any physical inspection. After a moment that felt like an eternity, they spoke again. "You are desperate and afraid, but also determined and pure of heart. You will do. The knowledge you seek is here, stored within this sphere. But knowledge alone will not save your world. The Luminaries are failing because they were only ever meant to be temporary. The true solution, the permanent answer to the darkness, was never completed.
