Sacred Deora! I figured it out!
Did you notice I pasted it onto the image of the scroll for best effect? 😁
Students and graduates from the Academy of Omniosophical Arts & Sciences will recognize this pair of phrases as being "parting wishes" in Naturim - the precursor to what are termed the romance languages. To this day, the custom of speaking these two phrases is used when people go their separate ways.
Did you notice I pasted it onto the image of the scroll for best effect? 😁
"Cheriste som" translates to "Above all, love."
The response "Alo cheriste pless" translates to "And then love more."
What a relief! I was worried the message might read "Drink more Ovaltine!"
So there you have it. The oldest and most treasured message from antiquity ~ an adage needed perhaps more today than ever.
I can't thank you enough for helping me, not only to unlock this secret that's been hidden for all these centuries, but for reminding me of what really matters. If I ever find myself stuck and in need of a brilliant mind and nerves of steel, I'll be contacting you first. I know there are a more quests coming up, and I'm sure you'd be an invaluable help!
With that, I will sign off. I don't know about you, but I could use a shower and a nap. Thus, I bid you cheriste som!
With that, I will sign off. I don't know about you, but I could use a shower and a nap. Thus, I bid you cheriste som!
(... That's where you're supposed to say, "Alo cheriste pless.")
Arcane courtesies notwithstanding, well done and farewell,
Rosa