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The Gifts of Darkness
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Val smiled. He folded his arms. "Let's move on. What do you know about Ursa Minor?".

Adrien swallowed. "Ursa Minor... Well, it's the other bear, so same as before... And it has the North Star, Polaris. Which is actually a star system".

"Correct", Val said. "Ursa Minor is often seen as the cub of the greater bear, and as such it can carry the symbolism of that which is being protected".

"What if you see it as a wagon?".

"In that case, it is seen as the follower of the greater wagon".

Adrien chuckled to himself. "And what if you see it as a small frying pan?".

Val giggled. "Then it becomes a symbol of a light dinner".

Adrien's laugh, almost too loud for a moment, fled away with the wind. "...Really?".

"Yes, really", Val said. "It can be seen as a symbol of something lesser and minor".

"So, you're telling me that I should invoke the almighty power of the stars... to fry sardines?", Adrien said with a grin.

Val let out an exaggerated sigh. "I'm not saying that you should... but you could. Ursa Minor is the smaller of the two bears, yet it is the one which contains the North Star; as such, many of its interpretations share the symbolism of something lesser and minor that turns out to be of critical importance. It can represent the unexpected turn - the great opportunity rising from the least likely of places. From this, I would guess that borrowing Ursa Minor's power to fry sardines... might result in a surprisingly great meal", he admitted.

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Posted on May 25th 2023.

The Gifts of Darkness - Chapter 19 - Page 16

Back in Chapter 3, Adrien mentioned that he was interested in astronomy - "why, are there even people who aren't?". And there he is now, nerding out at the first opportunity about Polaris being actually a star system. Oh, Adrien.

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