PHOEBE
Let you go and the lonely in
To take my heart again
To take my heart again
Her head tilted slightly, considering Remi’s words. ”Because I don’t think it was that simple. Isn’t part of the ritual praying to Rae? Rae’s domain is over nature, and this disease is…natural in a twisted sense. From what Frey has told me, Rae isn’t so keen to intervene. They allow the world to do as it will, and if it succumbs to blight, it succumbs to blight. Nature is merciless and detached that way.” she said, shrugging a bit. ”It would seem to me, that for Vi to intervene in that, he would first have to be made aware of it. What occurs in the natural world isn’t so much his concern as the pure creation of life is. And once aware, I am sure he would have to somehow convince Rae to comply, to allow him to change the natural course of things within their purview. “ she said, pausing to reconsider what she said, before nodding again.
”Of course, I am rather guessing at it, just based on what little I know of those gods and the tidbits Frey has alluded to and my own logic…But if there is one thing I have learned in the last year, it’s that things that seem simple rarely are.”
As he asked after her faith, she looked down at her hands, still trembling from the blight coursing through her. ”I don’t believe the gods can’t lie, in fact I know they can, though I do doubt they find any value in doing so. They are gods and we are just humans, what would lying to us do for them?” she asked, glancing up at him. Even people rarely lied without cause. She just couldn’t imagine what benefit a god would get from lying to a human about something like this. With the exception of Ludo of course – but was illusion and trickery quite the same as what Remi was getting at? ”And I don’t think you really grasp what Frey has done for me. It’s more than a few nice conversations. When I’ve been at my lowest points, Frey was there, even when I did not seek them out. I showed them respect and gratitude, and in return, they have helped me become stronger and bolder and…braver. They’ve given me perspective and tough love and pushed me to do things I would never have done on my own. I don’t think the gods suddenly care so much. I think they give back what we put into the system. So…whoever asked Vi to intervene must’ve done something to make Vi believe their request was important to fulfill.” she paused, realizing she was rambling, her voice having grown passionate.
”I have seen and felt their blessings, Remi. Frey has believed in me when I have not believed in myself. And so I believe in them.”
”Of course, I am rather guessing at it, just based on what little I know of those gods and the tidbits Frey has alluded to and my own logic…But if there is one thing I have learned in the last year, it’s that things that seem simple rarely are.”
As he asked after her faith, she looked down at her hands, still trembling from the blight coursing through her. ”I don’t believe the gods can’t lie, in fact I know they can, though I do doubt they find any value in doing so. They are gods and we are just humans, what would lying to us do for them?” she asked, glancing up at him. Even people rarely lied without cause. She just couldn’t imagine what benefit a god would get from lying to a human about something like this. With the exception of Ludo of course – but was illusion and trickery quite the same as what Remi was getting at? ”And I don’t think you really grasp what Frey has done for me. It’s more than a few nice conversations. When I’ve been at my lowest points, Frey was there, even when I did not seek them out. I showed them respect and gratitude, and in return, they have helped me become stronger and bolder and…braver. They’ve given me perspective and tough love and pushed me to do things I would never have done on my own. I don’t think the gods suddenly care so much. I think they give back what we put into the system. So…whoever asked Vi to intervene must’ve done something to make Vi believe their request was important to fulfill.” she paused, realizing she was rambling, her voice having grown passionate.
”I have seen and felt their blessings, Remi. Frey has believed in me when I have not believed in myself. And so I believe in them.”
