“I have found a sword…I have seen that…” he pointed to the pendant she wore, “upon the ruins of a building in Enesfel.” He paused as he lowered his arm but felt compelled to continue. “I have seen his sacred place…I have seen blood upon the altar. I have witnessed conflict with the Faith that I do not understand. I have been to his birthplace…I have walked the paths of our ancestors…and yet, I cannot reconcile what I have seen with what I have been taught. The leaders of the Faith do not have the answers I seek. I am hoping you do.” “You seek the truth, the answers, to the path that lies ahead,” said another fellow with a sweet, boyish voice and smooth complexion that made him appear to be the youngest of the eight, yet old enough to hold the position of lomeste elder. He stepped beside the woman with a ceramic flask in his hand and handed it to the man who had been Kavan’s guide back to the village. “To which path do you refer?” The question remained unanswered. “Do you know about this village? Why is the symbol…?” She pressed an unseen object, protected by a leather puch, into the guide’s hand. “Mallis will take you to the answers, Cliath. Only you…”
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Date: 2023-12-31 06:15 pm (UTC)“You seek the truth, the answers, to the path that lies ahead,” said another fellow with a sweet, boyish voice and smooth complexion that made him appear to be the youngest of the eight, yet old enough to hold the position of lomeste elder. He stepped beside the woman with a ceramic flask in his hand and handed it to the man who had been Kavan’s guide back to the village.
“To which path do you refer?”
The question remained unanswered.
“Do you know about this village? Why is the symbol…?”
She pressed an unseen object, protected by a leather puch, into the guide’s hand. “Mallis will take you to the answers, Cliath. Only you…”