“And here we have the histories, of course,” Jasmine continued, pulling down a book as she walked and leafing through it. “They stretch for miles. It’s organized from the early historians through the latter ones—it should, in fact, be the other way around. You’d think the latter would stand upon the shoulders of the former, offer a more enlightened perspective into the history of the Ridge and the Ring—but that’s not so. As is often the case, the original historians were better versed than any who followed. I think there’s some truth to the notion that latter generations outdo the former—yet there is more truth to the notion of former generations holding ancient wisdom untouchable by the latter ones,” she said. “The firstborn syndrome, is it?”
Gwen’s mind spun in a flurry, trying to proce
