Alex wished in the period of silence that followed that he was the Sun God. If he had been the Sun God, this thing would've been so easy. The two beasts would've likely not been as difficult to talk to.
The living patriarchs very much respected the fact that he even had a chance that he could become the Sun God. But despite knowing that, the Progenitors had an entirely different interaction.
He knew they respected the Sun God. That much was obvious by the fact that they let him stay and talked to him. But beyond that, there was no special treatment, so Alex had to get the answers out of them through his own merit.
Being the Sun God would've made things so easy. But he wasn't, so this was the only way.
Either he would get his answers, or he would die.
'Surely they don't have enough strength to kill me, right?' Alex thought. 'They have to conserve their energy after all. They won't spend it on—'
