Lost Diary of an Intern

...The creatures in these ruins feel exceptionally smart.
When I went out to gather herbs, I casually looked up and saw a flock of birds circling in a spiral, so orderly it looked as if someone was directing them.

At that moment, I suddenly remembered something Clement had said: all things in this world think and speak. Mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas are constantly singing, we just cannot hear them.
He even gave a bizarre example, saying that a flock of thirty-one sheep and a flock of thirty sheep are two different entities; what they think and say are completely different.

He also told me he'd once seen foxen circling something, and as they circled, they formed a very regular pattern.
At the time, I just thought he was letting his imagination run wild again, but now... I think he would be very interested in everything happening here.

Unfortunately, he went to the valley for research.
When things wrap up here, I must go find him and tell him everything that's happened. Maybe he really can give me an explanation.
Yeah, I think I'll do that.

...

That strange dream again.
In the dream, I heard a lot of noise outside, so I pushed the door open to look and found a traveling troupe performing in the ruins, with everyone laughing.
Then, a Fagaro approached, leaned in very close, and said something vicious to me—

I woke up with a start.
I was so scared, I forgot what he actually said.
But I clearly remember: on their foreheads was printed a terrifying spiral, exactly the same as the spiral the flock of birds had formed during the day.