Niah closed the metal nameplate and laboriously put it back into the luggage.
In the short silence, Thales thought about the story on Anzac's nameplate, or rather, the story Melgen told using the nameplates.
The old priestess redirected her gaze from the setting sun outside the window and waited for him patiently. She seemed to have expected a silent moment like this.
"Beliefs and magic originated from the same source. Holiness Exorcism Campaign led to the rise of humanity?"
Thales kept repeating this story, but what flashed through his mind was his first meeting with Asda.
"Wizards pursued the truths of the world. They used all kinds of ingenious methods and wisdom to take advantage of the natural resources and energies in the world, to create an even more beautiful world.
Melgen looked at him and spoke slowly, "But this is just the beginning."
