The first clue was solved with only brief delay, but their answer had been correct, regardless. His expression remained emotionless, even in the face of the blond man’s vulgar quip. They were here for one purpose, but if the others wanted to make light of their possibly world-changing mission, he wasn’t going to stop them.

Kristopher watched the stones shift, the lines within creating a new clue with that same blue box at the end. If solving puzzles was what would free the Voice into the world, very well. He would do his part as one of her children.

Stepping forward, he looked at the new arrangement, and a small smile pulled at one corner of his lips. Forgive. How fitting... The man had plenty of experience with forgiving others, but forgetting their wrongdoings was another matter. Who were they to forgive? The gods that trapped their goddess? Or perhaps the lesser beings for trying to keep them all trapped?

Just as Lucas had, Kristopher traced a box on the stone, along with one short, horizontal line to form an ‘E’ in the same fashion as the rest of the letters. ”Forgive us, Light Mother,” he whispered, barely audible, ”for delaying in freeing you for so long.”