Welcome to Gaia! ::

When Sarviur knelt at his Goddess' feet, this time, he felt strange.

He should have been giddy with excitement. It was his Goddess, at last. She had been lovely and sweet and fed him, and he had not had to do anything difficult except drink some tea - and that really wasn't so hard at all, wasn't it? And he'd remembered - he'd remembered something, and he still remembered the slow churning of his stomach as the drink slid down his throat, and the memory had hit him. He didn't remember what it had been. He was sure that removing it had been a wise decision - but what about the rest?

No, he trusted his Goddess. And here was her presence now, a giggle of wind through his ears and his heart, shifting, changing things -

It was bluer than before, he thought, and fuller. He watched it beat with gentle fascination, and looked up at her statue.

Maybe if he ever became a Goddess, he'd understand. Until then, his job, really, was to serve.

Rostym bent and prayed to the goddesses once she was in the shrine, sharing a quiet moment with herself--well, as much as the odd voices and oddly mumbled word would give her. The more they sacrificed, the less she was starting to think she really knew. But she would soldier on, because that was what the goddesses needed: strong subjects.

Happy was not a feeling usually equated with Palem in any incarnation of herself. But here she was smiling and approaching the Goddess, waitinf and wanting the warmth that a blessing could offer her. She closed her eyes, letting it wash over her.

There were voices again, but those she could grasp and hold onto. Books, that boy had said to her in the aftermath of battle. It made so much more sense now.

The Shrine. Rhryse stood, her task done, the happiness she felt from completing it still lingering. She wore a smile this time, as she received the Blessing. It was warm, it was nice.

She left happy.

The memories had been taken, but something still remained. Happiness, but not just happiness. Something more. She herself was becoming more, the blessings that the goddesses gifting her giving her shape.

She accepted this blessing with thanks, and left to explore the world some more.

Thean bowed to the Goddesses as she entered the shrine. She hoped she was not too late to offer her completion. She felt happier with herself than she had in a while.

She accepted her blessing with thanks.

Lin returned to the shrine with a bounce in her step, today's task had left her, for the most part, feeling good about her life. she knelt before the goddesses to receive their blessing, before heading back out the door.