"She also gives us directions sometimes. Like, if we ask her where something is, she'll indicate the way - when we came here, that was part of how we found the labs so quickly."

"Does she speak often?"

She shakes her head. "Not really. She's mostly just... There."

"Not sure if that's better or worse, as far as spiritual projections of ancient unknown beings go."

"I for one wouldn't mind if she talked more, but - it's her choice."

"Must be."

"...I don't think she's bad. Not the way everyone else's scripture would say."

"Apparently she more or less saved our lives. So."

She nods. "There's... Something strange going on with the poems, too."

"How so?"

She flips to 'Annabel Lee' and reads it out. 

But our love it was stronger by far than the love

   Of those who were older than we—

   Of many far wiser than we—

And neither the angels in Heaven above

   Nor the demons down under the sea

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul

   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

 

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams

   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes

   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side

   Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,

   In her sepulchre there by the sea—

   In her tomb by the sounding sea.

Still gives her shivers.

"Oookay. Yeah."

"If the Emperor was calling her Annabel Lee before entombing her - this is describing the Locked Tomb. It's surrounded by salt water - and there's several other poems about dead or sleeping women with hearts by the titles."

"And..."

"I'm a bit suspicious about the lines about how neither angels nor demons 'can ever dissever my soul from the soul.' Like - I feel like we're being taunted."

"Given what we now know about Lyctorhood..."

She nods, tightly. 

"The Third might know more," Angerona points out, "If we're going to be speculating about whether God is a Lyctor of some kind - Phaedelia Tridentarius has been focused almost entirely on works even obliquely mentioning the Resurrection since she got here, and I know she's explored outside of the parts of Canaan House accessible to those of us who don't climb mountains for fun."

She doesn't love the idea of sharing with more people, just on an instinctual level. But that's not really... rational... at this point.

Sigh.

"Yeah. We should get them on side soon, anyway."

"Should we do that now?"

"If they're available still, I guess."

Worth checking. Should Gideon go - ?

Please, if she would.