Rita’s gaze falls, a conflicted look on her face. As eager as she is to study that mirror, she doesn’t want these animals to lose the peaceful lives they’ve been living until now... even if that may be inevitable.

“The Fruit and Flame... how do they relate to the Mirror? Can you and the other Beasts continue using them if we separate them from the Mirror, and Eden?”

Rita draws a little closer, looking over the artifact and its surrounding trees. “And... if we’re going to take the Mirror, I’d appreciate if you or one of your peers shared what you know about it, and how to use it. We don’t want to screw around with it carelessly.”