goes to church;
says that there is hope that the Elders will return, bearing God's Word;
suggests that, if God is preparing His next revelation, then it should come through a wiser race and should be preceded by a prophet.
However, the tineran King Samlo says, "'...the gods know...,'" and another tineran explains that a particular volcanic plug is a traditional stopping place because it is regarded as protection against hostile gods.
Both the church-going Hedin and the pagan tinerans revere Ancient ruins.
There is much to study not only among Didonians on Dido but also among human beings on Aeneas. See Studying Humanity.
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Unrelated languages in an area with a lot of contact can form what linguists call a Sprachbund, an area of mutual influence. Aeneas seems to have the religious equivalent, with a lot of shared tropes (especially about the Ancients) integrated into different theologies.
Dear Mr. Stirling,
AND with hostile outsiders like Aycharaych adding new ingredients to this potentially dangerous mixture to deliberately foment an EXPLOSION!
Sean
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