I REPEATED ZANDER'S EARLIER thought. "So, you think new triangle refers to a new leadership in the form of a new triad."
"Yes." He stared at me patiently, his deep blue eyes beckoning me to continue.
"Okay. Maybe a new triad could represent its people better, as in there will be one from each group on it."
"That's what Conrad thinks, too," said Zander, nodding eagerly. "And maybe it refers to a triangle on purpose because a perfect triangle has equal sides. And that could represent equal power."
I nodded. Perhaps there was a revolution already in the works. I returned Zander's smile, realizing that I enjoyed puzzling this out together. It felt like we were a team, like he was really interested in hearing my opinion.
I looked down at my phone. "What about Water, Earth, Heaven?"
"We wondered if that could refer to the pure races - sethian, akharu, and usemi."