and if the rune of death had been as immense as iabi had described it , then it had most certainly burrowed itself deep into the ground noriens ground , which the rune of life sought as well , so much so that it had grown weak without its enveloping presence ; that was why the stone was so incredibly heavy that even the boy could barely carry it , and why , according to yodren , it had made such a deep dent in the ground when yonfi had dropped it : because all this time it was longing to be once more inside its life-giving element .