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A rock counts as an earth sample! Taking this prediction for a victory lap. WOO! Skifander, here we come! I also see a couple swords (stone? Real?) And on the far right, if you zoom in, there's a depiction of somebody stepping through a gate/mirror with a bundle in their arms. DLcygnet (talk) 4:04, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

So, wait, are you suggesting that this pre-prehistoric artifact pictures Klaus carrying Gil? I know there's time travel in this story, but that seems beyond necessity. Bkharvey (talk) 09:03, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

It could also be Agatha being carried. Or unrelated. Argadi (talk) 12:26, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Haven't you wondered how Lucrezia has gotten so much practice with these swords? Of course the bundle could be something else too... like glowing purple rocks. DLcygnet (talk) 14:54, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Regarding vibrational samples, given they're ancient stones of power, are they originally from Skifander, or somewhere else? Then again, maybe that's where they're going with this. Zibbiz (talk) 14:57, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Oooh. True. Doors work both ways - how would the Skifander gate open to this gate's location without a local sample? We need to know more about how these gates work. DLcygnet (talk) 15:11, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

My Moxana rating is approximately 0.0, but one might interpret some of the other illustrations of stick figures as constructing a mirror. There is also a larger figure on the left that could be a Queen. Also guardian mummies would be there for a reason. Even if Zeetha has authorized access, there could be some ancient 'splainin to do. 9thGeneral (talk) 15:16, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

I see it! Yes, that's probably a queen with the 3 orbs floating above their head. In the panel on the opposite wall, that large figure appears to have been toppled. DLcygnet (talk) 16:47, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

What I want to know is how the rock that starts out at the far end of the long room floats over to right above Zeetha's head where she can grab it. I suppose the idea is that it recognizes her as a Princess of the royal line, so it's delivering itself to her. But that's already some pretty cool technology, even before Agatha takes it apart or x-rays it or mwhatever. Bkharvey (talk) 09:03, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

We may learn more, but Zeetha and company may have advanced. (In any case, I guess she isn't worried about the guardians.) Argadi (talk) 12:26, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

P.S. Sorry for not thinking of everything at once. But Zeetha says "but one was lost." Not "but one was stashed away for safekeeping." So, leaving aside theories of all bad guys throughout history being Lucrezia, this does suggest that bad guys were involved in creating this library of ancient societies, people willing to steal crucial cultural artifacts. Bkharvey (talk) 09:10, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Zeetha didn't say stolen, and her teaching is based on passed down stories. It might have been stashed, or it might have floated away. Hopefully the writing in the room will provide insight. Argadi (talk) 12:26, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

We used to call people like that "Archeologists." The intention may be less nefarious than what you're describing. DLcygnet (talk) 14:59, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Although in recent years there's been a lot of "repatriation" of artifacts the archeologists stole preserved. Bkharvey (talk) 04:45, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

The positioning of the Sacred Guardians makes me think the Skif were involved, unless the GAC has a real commitment to cultural authenticity. Zibbiz (talk) 15:13, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

EliMaxsaysSaveEarth on Reddit (posted by Argadi (talk) 12:51, 22 September 2021 (UTC)):

2 stones, separated for a long time, one missing. Perhaps Skifander’s superstition around twins ties to the stones, a curse perhaps, and the curse can only be broken of a set of twins returns the missing stone.

But then why do they try to kill off twins? (Or one of them at least.) DLcygnet (talk) 14:59, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

My theory on that is that boys of queens are dangerous and not brought to term. But with twins of both genders, needed to let them be born to kill the boy. Notice the lack of boys for the QoE. 141.212.111.248 01:52, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

The Skifanderans clearly require males to reproduce. Plus, Zeetha seems to know about men and what they're for. Fred1740 (talk) 09:45, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Albia is immortal and the population of England does not rest solely on her. Skifanderans are normal mortals yet have a continuing society. Matriarchal societies were the norm in pre-history. They weren't 'man hating", just woman ruled. Probably because you ALWAYS knew who your mother was. Fred1740 (talk) 18:13, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Hmmm...two stones, teleportational "mirrors"...Quantum Entanglement between the stones? Bosda Di'Chi 16:45, 23 September 2021 (UTC)