Zel's face took on a slightly confused expression at Origin's first comment, but chose to ignore it for the time being, as he suspected more relevant information was soon coming. Listening closely, Zel tried to string the information together and connect it to what had been happening around them.<br/><br/>So first... it seemed Larea had always, or nearly so, had Origin inside of her. So... this was normal...? Second, whatever caused her to lose her memory, and possibly her voice, severed her bond to Origin... which was why she was just as confused as they were right now. Origin had been trying to fix this bond and talk to Larea, but it wasn't good enough and that was what was causing her attacks.<br/><br/>As to the information on their plea... he didn't quite like the answer they gave. It wasn't plainly stated, but it seemed the spirits wanted Larea, and possibly all of them, to fix whatever was killing the world.... More than he bargained for. On the other hand... if they could do it and balance returned...<br/><br/>Zel remembered the tablets he'd read, how they identified the spirits with forces that regulated nature. Perhaps if something really was draining them, that was why things were falling out of balance. At this point, Zel was vaguely beginning to connect the term "vessels" with something else on the tablets.<span style="font-style: italic">Hmm... "those who receive the favor of the holy spirits"... "use their power"...</span>Larea was serving as Origin's vessel. Was it possible that in the past there had been more humans serving as spirit vessels? With the land everywhere deteriorating and Sylph needing a stable vessel...<br/><br/>"Sylph," Zel said, "what exactly do you intend to use as your next vessel? A forest could just be burned again, couldn't it?"