To his exclamation Lilliane raised an eyebrow. "From what I've heard the gods actually answer prayers in this world. Seems like yours is the same. Where I'm from, prayers are just wasted words. Of course the highest of the religions often claim that that one time, several hundred years ago, that something special happened was because of their god. And then they start new wars with other religions who claimed it was their god instead. In fact, however, prayers go unanswered." She shrugged. "I'm not sure what you mean by heroes. Of course there are always people trying to fight for the right thing. But It's not like they are special or chosen or something like that."
She seemed slightly surprised at his next question. "I don't know too much about it myself, but from what I understand the Ascended are the followers of the Voice. Most of them live here in the Hollowed Grounds. They have apparently been changed by the Voice to some extent."
"You are right, you can have your own opinion." She nods. "However, I think that it's possible to defend oneself without attacking someone else. Certainly while it's a discussion and not a physical fight."
"Chitin can also be dissolved by bacteria. Otherwise you'd see every dead bug lying around for decades. And to check on the decay of the corpse, you would have to kill it, then remain here for days on end and study the changes of the dead body. Do you intend to do that? Plus, the water got in somewhere, through the mouth. It could evaporate that way. When a creature dies, the muscles relax. Since they need to be able to consciously open and close that water area, it needs to use muscles. When they relax, it's likely that the water can get outside through the gullet."
She seemed slightly surprised at his next question. "I don't know too much about it myself, but from what I understand the Ascended are the followers of the Voice. Most of them live here in the Hollowed Grounds. They have apparently been changed by the Voice to some extent."
"You are right, you can have your own opinion." She nods. "However, I think that it's possible to defend oneself without attacking someone else. Certainly while it's a discussion and not a physical fight."
"Chitin can also be dissolved by bacteria. Otherwise you'd see every dead bug lying around for decades. And to check on the decay of the corpse, you would have to kill it, then remain here for days on end and study the changes of the dead body. Do you intend to do that? Plus, the water got in somewhere, through the mouth. It could evaporate that way. When a creature dies, the muscles relax. Since they need to be able to consciously open and close that water area, it needs to use muscles. When they relax, it's likely that the water can get outside through the gullet."
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