He had arrived before their appointed time, teleporting into the Celestine from the Oerwoud to avoid walking through the streets. Not that he had any illusions about remaining unnoticed for long. Not after how the search for Mr. Matas had gone. But there was no point borrowing trouble when he had only come to see a friend today.
And to tend to the shrine within the Celestine's twilit environs, pious as ever.
He was relieved to see that the altars were still filled with offerings, clean and kept reverently neat in spite of the shadows that had multiplied in Stormbreak in the past year. He ran his fingers lightly over the altars to Rae and Frey, sprinkling a little of the rich loam of the Oerwoud across the flowers left to appease those gods. For Ludo and Mort he set the carapace of a beetle the size of his thumb bearing a skull upon its wingcase.
But it was at the altar of Vi and Safrin that he stopped and bowed deeply. A pair of thick candles were carefully unpacked from a round case slung over his back. One was chased in silver stars and constellations, the other in golden embossed sun-in-glory flames. He seated them both carefully upon the stone and lit them, letting their bright flames chase away the Flowerbirth chill as he bowed his head in earnest prayer until Noe arrived.
And to tend to the shrine within the Celestine's twilit environs, pious as ever.
He was relieved to see that the altars were still filled with offerings, clean and kept reverently neat in spite of the shadows that had multiplied in Stormbreak in the past year. He ran his fingers lightly over the altars to Rae and Frey, sprinkling a little of the rich loam of the Oerwoud across the flowers left to appease those gods. For Ludo and Mort he set the carapace of a beetle the size of his thumb bearing a skull upon its wingcase.
But it was at the altar of Vi and Safrin that he stopped and bowed deeply. A pair of thick candles were carefully unpacked from a round case slung over his back. One was chased in silver stars and constellations, the other in golden embossed sun-in-glory flames. He seated them both carefully upon the stone and lit them, letting their bright flames chase away the Flowerbirth chill as he bowed his head in earnest prayer until Noe arrived.
