Orion cleared his vocalizer, trying to overcome the sudden strange reluctance that curled in his processor. Speaking of his thought process out loud was generally very helpful when it came to puzzling out the worst of the translations, but...
He did not usually feel dread while translating. He cast a wary glance around the dark cavern, as though that was actually the source of the feeling, before continuing.
"It's making reference to the First Primes and their preparations for their original duties to Primus. Their skills and 'defining' purpose comes up - referenced before, but always unspecified - before that damned glyph comes up."
Orion rolled his tense shoulders in a wary shrug.
"It thought it might mean they were being trained for defense - the 'calamity' mentioned in the previous writings? But the context. It's very, very clear."
A pause, as Orion cleared a bit of static from his throat, a chill working it's way up his struts that had nothing to do with the cold ground.
"Very clear. And in the first tense. In a equal standing with Primus. It's...being used for...in reference to a person?"
YES
Orion cleared his vocalizer, trying to overcome the sudden strange reluctance that curled in his processor. Speaking of his thought process out loud was generally very helpful when it came to puzzling out the worst of the translations, but...
He did not usually feel dread while translating. He cast a wary glance around the dark cavern, as though that was actually the source of the feeling, before continuing.
"It's making reference to the First Primes and their preparations for their original duties to Primus. Their skills and 'defining' purpose comes up - referenced before, but always unspecified - before that damned glyph comes up."
Orion rolled his tense shoulders in a wary shrug.
"It thought it might mean they were being trained for defense - the 'calamity' mentioned in the previous writings? But the context. It's very, very clear."
A pause, as Orion cleared a bit of static from his throat, a chill working it's way up his struts that had nothing to do with the cold ground.
"Very clear. And in the first tense. In a equal standing with Primus. It's...being used for...in reference to a person?"
A God.