Ven could only tilt his head in regards to the identity of the mysterious force, not even having a guess that he felt confident in giving. "It sounds like everything leads back to that Aqures Ixen place," he said thoughtfully. "That might be where the most answers are." Most, but not all, as a couple people had already made clear.

"As for the crystals, I was told there are others like the one we woke up at. And... I don't really get it, but some people have been messing with them, and it's caused some things to get out of hand. Something like that," he added, in case he hadn't understood it perfectly. "But I made a friend here earlier, and she said she's been keeping a journal of everything that's happened since she arrived. If I find anything big in there when I read it, I can let you know, if you want."