"But it's an attractive nose," he preens, wrinkling the mentioned part briefly before letting it drop. He's had his fun for the moment and she seems genuinely more interested in the schematics and mysteries, so he'll indulge her.
"About the dead, no. They're usually dead-dead. Funeral, what have you. Memorial. Whatever the people left behind choose. Only Guardians are the dead risen for a new purpose. They might have been Earth human, Exo, Awoken or possibly something else when they died, but once they're brought back, they're Guardians. Nothing else. That's why I never had access the the records kept by the Awoken. While I was Awoken up to and at the time of my death, when I was brought back I born anew as a Guardian. The Awoken only allow other Awoken into their secrets. I and others like me are barred from that society. I don't know why," he muses, reaching out and thumbing through the grimoire to mark a spot for her to look at.
"I'm not sure why we're not considered part of our previous people anymore, since they certainly still make use of us, but that's how it is. On that page there I've got a few sketches of the Awoken outposts in the asteroid belt, a few ships and some other things. There's a sketch of the Queen and Prince, too," he trails off, pursing his lips briefly before glancing away and leaning back in his seat, obviously swallowing some thought or word regarding the royals.
He's silent for a moment, lightly tapping a finger on the table before adding offhand, "The only records I have are my own and the bits and pieces from the archives on Venus. To be fair, when I was there I wasn't looking for information on the Awoken; I was looking for information on the Vex, which were the enemy of the moment."
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"About the dead, no. They're usually dead-dead. Funeral, what have you. Memorial. Whatever the people left behind choose. Only Guardians are the dead risen for a new purpose. They might have been Earth human, Exo, Awoken or possibly something else when they died, but once they're brought back, they're Guardians. Nothing else. That's why I never had access the the records kept by the Awoken. While I was Awoken up to and at the time of my death, when I was brought back I born anew as a Guardian. The Awoken only allow other Awoken into their secrets. I and others like me are barred from that society. I don't know why," he muses, reaching out and thumbing through the grimoire to mark a spot for her to look at.
"I'm not sure why we're not considered part of our previous people anymore, since they certainly still make use of us, but that's how it is. On that page there I've got a few sketches of the Awoken outposts in the asteroid belt, a few ships and some other things. There's a sketch of the Queen and Prince, too," he trails off, pursing his lips briefly before glancing away and leaning back in his seat, obviously swallowing some thought or word regarding the royals.
He's silent for a moment, lightly tapping a finger on the table before adding offhand, "The only records I have are my own and the bits and pieces from the archives on Venus. To be fair, when I was there I wasn't looking for information on the Awoken; I was looking for information on the Vex, which were the enemy of the moment."