Hmm. That's true. Except.

He reaches up to tap the image of the woman wrapped in thorns.

"I think this one is referring to the volcano, sir. And those thorns are new. I'm not sure that these ruins really . . . care about time."

Although, having said that, he tucks his chin, furrows his brow.

"It might be a fruitless search, though, looking in the ruins for something like this. If my interpretation is incorrect, we might be wasting our time. Would you still be willing to try, sir? At least for a little?"