He does, but he also lies regularly, so it's difficult to tell what's a real reason and what's hiding a sinister truth.
[He takes a deep breath.]
Long ago people lived in peace, and bathed in the warmth of light. Everyone loved the light. Then people began to fight over it. They wanted to keep it for themselves. And darkness was born in their hearts. The darkness spread, swallowing the light and many people’s hearts. It covered everything and the world disappeared. But small fragments of light survived in the hearts of children. With these fragments of light, children rebuilt the lost world. It’s the world we live now. But the true light sleeps, deep within the darkness. That’s why the worlds are still scattered, divided from each other. But someday, a door to innermost darkness will open. And true light will return.
Obviously it's probably not literally true - though recent events make me wonder - but it's illustrative of the belief system here.
[And really, where can North be? He must be close; the tunnels aren't that wide-ranging, unless they took a wrong turn somewhere.]
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He does, but he also lies regularly, so it's difficult to tell what's a real reason and what's hiding a sinister truth.
[He takes a deep breath.]
Long ago people lived in peace, and bathed in the warmth of light. Everyone loved the light. Then people began to fight over it. They wanted to keep it for themselves. And darkness was born in their hearts. The darkness spread, swallowing the light and many people’s hearts. It covered everything and the world disappeared. But small fragments of light survived in the hearts of children. With these fragments of light, children rebuilt the lost world. It’s the world we live now. But the true light sleeps, deep within the darkness. That’s why the worlds are still scattered, divided from each other. But someday, a door to innermost darkness will open. And true light will return.
Obviously it's probably not literally true - though recent events make me wonder - but it's illustrative of the belief system here.
[And really, where can North be? He must be close; the tunnels aren't that wide-ranging, unless they took a wrong turn somewhere.]