"Dependency?" you ask.
"It is the belief of the Iceborn that the Eight conceived of the water as a means to maintain control over their realm once they retreated from the world—and it worked. The Eight are still the sole source of the Water of Urud. The Brothers send their offerings—living offerings—through the portals into their world, and in return, the water continues to flow."
"Do you need the water still?" you say, but Beren shakes his head.
"No. The first to call themselves Iceborn still needed the water, but they did not let their children drink it. They overthrew the rule of the Brothers, entered the realm of the Eight, and slew Phenos, one of their number."
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