F-326-Lia: The Elephant Suite
“The Forerunners must have lived in a time with greater biodiversity than we do. I believe those mythical animals, or something very much like them, really existed. They persist through our culture; in our art,” he gestures to the picture, “in our games – look at a Chak deck, in our mythos – look at how the Legion uses the mythical animals as symbols of military sub organisations.
“They’re a persistent memory of an older time.”
Her eyes are alight when she looks back at him.
“Do you think their fire was this beautiful?”
Has he moved any closer?