Chapter 3752: The Three Thousand and Twenty-First Echo: A Truth That Forgot It Was a Story

Valerius, his skepticism a shield against the burgeoning wonder in the agora, turned to Lyra. ’You speak of stories,’ he said, his voice a low counterpoint to the quiet reverence of the crowd. ’But what is a story, if not a pleasing arrangement of untruths?’

Lyra met his gaze, her expression unreadable. ’And what is a truth,’ she countered, ’if not a story that has forgotten it was ever told?’