The two of them climbed from the fissure and were staring at the seven suns moving across the vast sky. They remained silent for a while.
Eventually, Sunny spoke:
"I know that it doesn't make sense… but it also makes so much sense, you know?"
Nephis frowned, but did not retort. She had read both descriptions, as well… although Sunny's theory sounded outlandish, it was also compelling, in a bizarre and irrational kind of way.
He took a deep breath.
"I mean, listen… we were in the Nightmare Desert, and entered the Third Nightmare through a Seed that had been a part of Ariel's Tomb once. Logically, the Spell should have sent us into the past of the desert, or at least into the past of the black pyramid. However, it sent us into the Great River instead. That is an obvious contradiction."
Sunny swept his hair back and rubbed his eyes.