Annan had fully understood.
If the sinking of the Aesirland Empire was directly related to the loss of control of one or more Great Calamity Curios... then the shattering of the grand barrier and the subsequent collapse and plummet of the imperial capital were explicable.
But in explaining the principle behind the empire's sinking, another problem emerged...
"Has our Winter clan always been the guardian of the 'Three Sirens'?"
Annan asked Ivan.
Contrary to his expectation.
Ivan shook his head, "Our Winter clan is indeed a family with an extremely long history. But we were not in existence from the beginning… It was not until the late third era that we began to act as wardens of great artifacts.
"Before us, the 'Frost Speech' clan, which has an even closer relationship to our grandmother, was in charge of these artifacts. You know the 'Hairdresser' of Razor Ridge, right? He is a member of the Frost Speech clan."
The late third era?
