"Have you ever heard of another Great One besides the usual ones mentioned in the textbooks, Irene?" I asked.
Irene froze mid-movement, just about to kiss Leon on the cheek when my words stopped her. "Another Great One? Besides the ones written in the textbooks?" She paused, thinking. "I think I've heard something like that before, but I'm not sure about its authenticity. There's no proof that things not written in the textbooks but only based on rumors are true, but at the same time, you can't say they're false either. We can't know for sure unless you see it with your own eyes."
Sometimes I forget that Irene had studied social science and history, and she became a professor teaching cadets about it. Back when we were cadets, she was the only one who actually paid attention to history. So, it made sense that Irene knew more than most about how our world came to be.
