Qofaria looked about and smiled to herself when she saw all the kids out of their pods and thus unable to wander off when she started her story. She knew some of them were quick to wander or complain, so having them all like this was good… She could keep them all calm and tell them her favorite myth. The story of Ancient Daedala.
"Tell me, children, what do you know of the Mechon Lady Meyneth herself, in order to keep us, her children, safe?" She looked across them, waiting for one to raise their hand and - aha! "Yes, Qifi?"
"She made Ancient Daedala!" Qifi spoke proudly, a smile on her face. "A big, powerful Mechon that made sure no monsters could hurt us."
Mixik was quick to join in. "It's said to have vanished during the attack on the titan, but some say it's still around, ready to protect us when needed!"
"Good, you all know plenty!" Well, most of them did, she thought, looking towards the clearly confused Menyx. "But let me tell you the story in more detail. How Lady Meyneth decided to bless us with Ancient Daedala and why."
She began speaking, telling her favorite legend to all of them. It was shortly before they came into contact with the Bionis and its life, made as a safety hold. Lady Meyneth knew there would be a risk of monsters wandering to their world and, for that reason, they would need someone strong.
The Machina were a gentle race, always had been, and so Ancient Daedala was a way to keep them from having to fight. Of course, that left a knot in her stomach, the longer she thought about it. Their lady had done so much to protect them, but in the end, it had not mattered.
She kept that to herself, though. She wanted this story to inspire hope in the children, for it to be a reminder that their goddess loved them, even while they were here. That she would never stop loving them and looking over them.
It seemed to be working, until Menyx spoke up. "Could Ancient Daedala not protect you all when the Bionis attacked us?"
There was a tense silence following that, and Qofaria could tell this was going to be… hard to explain. Children could be volatile, more than even adults like Egil and Miqol (which really was saying something, she thought with a sigh).
"Even a goddess can only do so much against a god, little Menyx. The soul of the Bionis… was more powerful than Ancient Daedala. That's why some say it is out there still, building power in order to protect us again." Very few actually said that, but it was fine. She just wanted to keep the hope alive.
Menyx nodded, and seemed to have nothing else as Qifi slapped their shoulder gently.
"We'll just have to wait for that! Be strong for Ancient Daedala!" She smiled at Menyx. "Right?"
"Yeah… you're right."
Qofaria let out a breath of relief and smiled a bit. Good… the story had gone as planned, that was all she wanted. The hope of their race, the children, needed to be able to look on the bright side, no matter what it took. And if it took her stories, she would be happy to tell them.