He's silent for a long moment, before he just as silently retrieves Elidibus' (colorless with Ophiuchus' constellation), and Lahabrea's (sky blue with Pisces' constellation). He holds theirs in one hand, his in the other.
"...After the Sundering, we paragons--the Unsundered--made crystals of our memories of the others, but so too for ourselves. In part, they could help restore any memory lost, not that I had worries of my own memories being lost, but..." As he trails off, his eyes fall to Elidibus' and Lahabrea's crystals. His brow wrinkling with grief pinching it.
"The others were another matter. Regardless, the idea was that once we were able to restore our world, or must needs hand the torch over to those that may rise to take our place, they would have access to our memories. They would know the world that was lost, the truth, and the men who fought with every fiber of their eternal souls to restore it as it should be."
After the explanation, he places the two back in their places, while keeping his own within his grasp. Though, after a beat passes, he then hand sit to Dirk--for him to inspect it himself, if he so desires. The precious stone being the crystalized manifestation of all his memories--of his personhood, in a sense. Should Dirk take it, Hades will return to weaving his fingers in his lap, his eyes downcast as he begins on the other topic of interest.
"As for Hythlodaeus--he is much the same as he was when he lived. There are none as familiar with him as I, but when I made him...I had not meant to make him so autonomous. He was meant to add flavor to Amaurot, make it more believable, immersive, authentic... That he would be as he is now was a mistake on my part. A careless thought was enough to invoke such an existence. How very thoughtless and cruel of me."
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"...After the Sundering, we paragons--the Unsundered--made crystals of our memories of the others, but so too for ourselves. In part, they could help restore any memory lost, not that I had worries of my own memories being lost, but..." As he trails off, his eyes fall to Elidibus' and Lahabrea's crystals. His brow wrinkling with grief pinching it.
"The others were another matter. Regardless, the idea was that once we were able to restore our world, or must needs hand the torch over to those that may rise to take our place, they would have access to our memories. They would know the world that was lost, the truth, and the men who fought with every fiber of their eternal souls to restore it as it should be."
After the explanation, he places the two back in their places, while keeping his own within his grasp. Though, after a beat passes, he then hand sit to Dirk--for him to inspect it himself, if he so desires. The precious stone being the crystalized manifestation of all his memories--of his personhood, in a sense. Should Dirk take it, Hades will return to weaving his fingers in his lap, his eyes downcast as he begins on the other topic of interest.
"As for Hythlodaeus--he is much the same as he was when he lived. There are none as familiar with him as I, but when I made him...I had not meant to make him so autonomous. He was meant to add flavor to Amaurot, make it more believable, immersive, authentic... That he would be as he is now was a mistake on my part. A careless thought was enough to invoke such an existence. How very thoughtless and cruel of me."