"No, I mean... It's so old. Touching it could have damaged it."
Luckily, it had not, so far at least. The book was surprisingly sturdy, with little signs of wear or damage. If it weren't for the glyphs on the casing, and the fact that it simply...felt old. Well. Orion would have assumed it was a simple forgery.
"Aha... I can't even read it."
Contrary to the words, Orion was beaming>, unable to tear his gaze away from the book.
"The glyphs are the oldest I've ever seen. There are....roots of late first age in them, but... If this is really A3's book, well. Then this is the root language. We've only ever found scraps of it before now. I'll...have to work on a translation."
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Date: 2015-11-15 07:30 am (UTC)Luckily, it had not, so far at least. The book was surprisingly sturdy, with little signs of wear or damage. If it weren't for the glyphs on the casing, and the fact that it simply...felt old. Well. Orion would have assumed it was a simple forgery.
"Aha... I can't even read it."
Contrary to the words, Orion was beaming>, unable to tear his gaze away from the book.
"The glyphs are the oldest I've ever seen. There are....roots of late first age in them, but... If this is really A3's book, well. Then this is the root language. We've only ever found scraps of it before now. I'll...have to work on a translation."
He was already looking forward to the challenge.