"This is a soul" he replied. "These souls helped to feed the first flame, to keep it alive" Artorias explained. "Perhaps there are more here..." he paused, looking to the coiled sword. "As to the blade, I do not know why it is shaped in such a fashion, but perhaps it is symbolic?" he replied. "This place is most certainly a part of my home but is unknown to me... As if it is from a time far beyond my own. It feels as if the age of fire is dying" he said, looking to the fire with a sadness in his eyes. He couldn't help but wonder what had become of his Lord Gwyn and his family. His fellow Knights in arms.
"Please, take this to the fire. Show it the soul and watch how the fire responds. Should it flicker more in its presence, feed the soul to the flame. Perhaps that is where our answers might lie?" he suggested.