[ Tezcatlipoca’s answer is simple, because what more needs to be said than that, really? He figures Silco already has a guess as to why he’d insisted on Silco coming with him, why he’d been cagey about answering before now. And honestly, for the latter? It’s because he didn’t want to get hopes up. He didn’t know if he’d find what he was looking for and have to settle for less as a result.
But as they mount a dune, it’s plainly visible, though… Not impressive, exactly. It surely was at some point, but that has long, long since past over centuries of wear, being buried and then unburied by the shifting sand. It’s a structure that’s half crumbling, which is why it’s not a tourist attraction. He starts to slide down the opposite side of the dune adeptly, encouraging Silco to follow. ]
We’re visiting his lands, so we’ve got respects to pay.
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[ Tezcatlipoca’s answer is simple, because what more needs to be said than that, really? He figures Silco already has a guess as to why he’d insisted on Silco coming with him, why he’d been cagey about answering before now. And honestly, for the latter? It’s because he didn’t want to get hopes up. He didn’t know if he’d find what he was looking for and have to settle for less as a result.
But as they mount a dune, it’s plainly visible, though… Not impressive, exactly. It surely was at some point, but that has long, long since past over centuries of wear, being buried and then unburied by the shifting sand. It’s a structure that’s half crumbling, which is why it’s not a tourist attraction. He starts to slide down the opposite side of the dune adeptly, encouraging Silco to follow. ]
We’re visiting his lands, so we’ve got respects to pay.