6/ The Second Whisper:
   “Conserving the Forms, Not the Substance”

 “We do not wish to destroy your traditions,” the Weavers assured them.

“We only ask that you recognize they are useful because people believe in them; not because they reflect anything true in themselves.”

“The Keep will still stand, but let us reshape its meaning for a new age.”

Little by little, the guardians of the Keep began to speak more of tradition and less of truth, more of heritage and less of principle.