"I know! Maybe if we found some accounts of Chronos's life."suggested Artemis. "There might be something in there?"
"Like Chronos's autobiography? I never even knew he took the time to write an autobiography."Venus sounded surprised.
"I don't think he did, actually."Artemis corrected. "At least I don't think it's likely, but other people could have written accounts of his life."
"I thought you'd poured through every book!"Solaria demanded.
"I was only looking for book on Solaria, and Pluto, not about Chronos, and especially not his life."Mercury answered. "However, now that we are looking for that, we'll know where to look, and what to look for."
"And do you think it will help?"inquired Solaria.
"Of course. We're bound to find something. After all, wasn't he the god of time, or something?"Jupiter assured. "And what else have we got?"she asked.
Everyone else agreed.
"I do hope we find the answers we're looking for. This is all so mysterious, I don't know what to make of it. I'll consult the flames, however."said Mars, as she stood up, and headed toward the exit.
Everyone else did the same, they said good bye, and walked out of the room. As usual, Solaria stayed behind, so as to enjoy the empty room, and to avoid coming too close to anyone. Finally, the only ones left in the room, were Luna, Artemis, as they were not human, she didn't mind their presence, and Solaria herself.
"You seem to be very calm and composed, despite experiencing such a drastic change in life style."Artemis said to her.
Solaria simply nodded briefly.
"Stability is something that is in my genes. It was bred into me from the very beginning. Something like this was always bound to happen, wasn't it? It was foreseen, in a way, and even though it's been difficult to see people, I haven't broken down. And that's important."she told them.
"Of course it is."agreed Luna. "And it's amazing how you've been able to hold up."
"I just hope it helps solve all this. You know,"she sounded amused. "I think I'm not just getting used to it, I think I may be starting to like it. You learn a lot about people by seeing them, and even living in the same palace with them. I've never lived in the same ward with another person, much less the same room."
"Ugh, it does get a bit annoying. I think that must have been why Solarians live as far apart from one another."Luna rolled her eyes.
Solaria smiled.
"Probably."she really hadn't ever thought about it. "I just assumed that was how things were supposed to be. The way they always were, the way they would always be. I knew on other planets people lived together, but that always seemed a bit barbarous, don't you think?"
"I guess it would seem that way to you. What do you think of it?"
"I think I actually enjoy it sometimes."Solaria giggled. "I like to watch everyone bicker. It seems so pointless and silly. Especially over meals. I'm starting to see the attraction in dining with others. I usually liked to dine alone, well, that was the only way I dined."
"I used to hope everyone would mature over time, however, you're absolutely right. They seem to be their immature selves, when they were starting to fight as senshi. Although you're right. Sometimes it is a bit amusing to watch them argue."Luna agreed.
"I actually look forward to meals more often now, more because of the people, than the food itself."she got up, and headed out of the room, Luna and Artemis at her heels.
Mercury sat looking through several thick books. They were all old, and most of them in very old, almost indecipherable writing. She had to use another book to help her translate some parts of them. Most of the books in the Crystal Palace library dealt with the history of the Moon Kingdom, the Silver Millenium, the early history of the Crystal Millenium, as most of the other libraries on the other planets in the Solar Systems, apart from the history of each individual planet.
However, the Crystal Palace library was the richest in information about the entire Solar System, perhaps even in this sector of the Galaxy, and even the other planets, so it was the best place for what she was searching for, although it still wasn't easy. Chronos, or anything relating to him, was hardly mentioned anywhere, some in only brief prologues. She finally only had only a couple of books left, when she finally came across something that was more than a few sentences long. It was an entire chapter, if only a short one, and she turned to it.
It was in ancient Plutonian, which was parsecs from anything resembling Mercurian, and languages weren't exactly her specialty, so she had more trouble deciphering it, and it took longer. She gasped. It seemed like she had finally found the answer she was looking for. At least the beginning of the an answer.