"Carver, the way to the surface is now open. You can climb the stairs and reach it. Then, your dead could rejoin not just your tribe, but the entire greatness of nature. Wouldn't that be even better?"
Carver gasped. "Greatness of nature? But… it can't be stronger than you, right, Great Devil?"
"Nature is incredibly powerful. Even devils can't defeat it. It gives birth to forests and crushes people under waves as tall as that tower." Seeing Carver's blank eyes, Cael sighed and shook his head. "If you only look at it, you will understand that there can be no better honor for your dead than to return them to nature. For example, by burying them in the ground."
Ginevra snorted. "But we are also a part of nature, don't we, Cael? So does it really matter?"
He sent her a dark look and a message. 'Gin!'
'Fine, fine. Be squeamish. I doubt he heard my words, anyway. Look at him!'