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Here Five Pebbles hints at some of the game lore that you can confirm in optional side quests. He describes the cycle of life and death and hints at his own purpose being to find a way out for every creature. He doesn't seem optimistic, but in your case there's a simpler solution.

Source: Screengrabbed from Insomnia Knights' run and collaged by user:Suitov