Part 7, Chapter 12 Summary

Marius goes back to the chamber with wooden coffins to hide them in. He takes them back to his home and temporarily buries them in the garden. As he expects, the Elder comes to him and demands to know what he has done with the Mother and the Father. As the two of them struggle in a fight, Akasha bursts forth from the garden and appears in the house. She goes after the Elder and kills him quickly. In order to heal Marius, she allows him to drink from her.

Part 7, Chapter 12 Analysis

Marius makes the eternal promise to Akasha and Enkil that he will take them all through the world to safe places. In a prediction of sorts, Marius knows that caring for them will likely make him mad. He does not know what part of the dialogue is actually...