In the Sanctuary of Life.
Achilles floated at the highest point of this grand location that he had been looking at with a sense of caution not too long ago, and from this elevated vantage he could observe the entire domain spread beneath him like a living map of possibilities.
The crystalline structures that housed tens of thousands of beings pulsed with verdant-gold radiance, and the defensive formations that protected this sanctuary from external threats hummed with power that he now recognized as relatively modest compared to what existed at higher scales.
At that time when he'd first approached this place, the idea of Foldless Ones and Living Existences seemed so foreign and incomprehensible, and yet now after experiencing what lay beyond surface understanding, everything seemed manageable.
He spoke aloud.
"One fears what they don't understand."
