Sitting across from her was the young Valen, along with several other contemporaneous students.
Valen's expression was focused and serious at this moment, clearly captivated by this academic topic:
"You mean the soul may have some sort of independence? It's an interesting idea, but lacks empirical support."
"Empirical?"
Sarlin chuckled softly:
"Valen, you should know that the most cutting-edge theories often transcend the validation capabilities of current empirical methods."
She gently placed a book in the center of the table, its cover inscribed with "Philosophical Speculations on Soul Transition" in Ancient Mage script:
"I found this book in the deep archives of the library. The theoretical framework recorded inside... is astonishing."
At this moment, the energy fluctuations emanating from this book produced a subtle resonance with the sacred seed on Sarlin's chest, as if the two were originally complementary contaminating tools.
