Jolly Cooperation

"Very well, then. There are quite a few things of interest here, especially if history is a subject which you enjoy. Come, follow me." Leona gestured for Lucian to follow, and then started off through the temple, headed in the general direction from where they had come. They passed by the entrance, the large bronze doors now sealed shut, and went straight forward into the temple. After but a bit of travel they came into a large chamber. The most prominent features, by far, were the statues which occupied its center. A mass of thirty men and women, their marble forms armored and wearing winged helmets, each of them holding a sword perfectly vertical with both hands on the grip, stood in perfect formation behind a single man, in an identical pose, wearing armor that could only be described as what Leona's would look like if made for a man, and carrying a blade identical to hers. The structures were so eerily lifelike it was as if every one of them were there, in person. Their countenances each held a powerful gaze, and at first sight it might seem as if every one of them were identical. It would take but a moment of observation to note the subtle differences in each and every face, each was modeled after a different person, a person who achieved such a reputation in life that they became the subject of legends, and their forms were carved into marble to be forever preserved, even after death.
"These thirty one you see before you are the statues of the first Avatar of the Sun, the founder of the Solari, Anatolios, and his company of thirty elite warriors, the Sunlight Guard. It is Anatolios' sword and blade that I wield, and it is his armor I wear. The man was a mighty warrior in life, and a virtuous and noble one. He was chosen by the sun, given the same power that I now wield, and with it, he purged the world of evil where he could find it. The soldiers that followed him became the Solari, and he was their sole leader, other than the sun itself. He passed, eventually, as almost all great warriors do, when his luck ran out in combat and he was struck down. However, his legacy still lives on, with the Solari, and with myself. It is truly an honor and immense responsibility, to carry the title and mission of such a man." Leona spoke of Anatolios with such unmistakable reverence. It would be so very evident to Lucian the immense regard in which she held him. She paused for a while, smiling slightly, her eyes still fixed on the thirty one statues before her, giving Lucian ample time in which he could ask questions.

Leona exhaled slightly at the question. She had hoped for something slightly less grim to be asked, but nevertheless, it was a question, and she would answer.
"A better question might be not who, but what. Truth be told, I do not know. None know, save for him and whatever could have struck him down.". Leona paused. Her expression was more somber than before, the thought of the death of the legend whom she held in such high regard was no enjoyable one.
"It is better, I think, that the question remains unanswered, even if it is just so that some can hold in their minds the unlikely belief that he may yet be alive, somewhere, and take hope from it.". Leona's eyes met that of the statue, and they held there for the next few seconds, whatever emotional response she had to the statue was indiscernible. She broke the statue's gaze, and then turned her head to Lucian, who she had not faced until now.
"Do you have any further questions, or should we move on?"

"So be it." Leona replied, running through the list of locations in the temple that she could yet take Lucian to. There was the chamber beyond the one in which they stood, but that was reserved for but a select few. Several other options popped into mind. Being unable to decide herself as to which would be the more interesting for her visitor, she asked him.
"Would you rather see and learn more of the legends you saw earlier, or view the Order of Iron as they train?"