"Self-doubt is so common, and yet so unbecoming." It is uncharacteristic for Vi to muse when he appears before someone bent in prayer, and yet the weight of Sohalia's thoughts, her uncertainty, they dim the light of the shrine in a way that is much more than physical. Standing at one of the windows, his arms linked gently behind his back, the God of Life glances over one shoulder at the Luminary, watching for a second or two that feels much longer than it should, before turning to approach her.
"You were enough before you ever left this shrine the first time," he rumbles, leaning to brush his fingers against the forget-me-nots, which instantly turn towards him as if he is the sun to enrich them and to help them grow. "But only one of us knew it. Only one of us still does." Raising his eyebrows and clenching his fist, the jars of earth crack and spill across the shrine, dark and fertile.
"Anything worth having requires some level of sacrifice. That the decisions you made were difficult does not make them any less right." Between them, already the earth is shifting and moving, and a rose begins to sprout and bud. "Take this, Sohalia Lumaris, and know that you are worthy of it."
Blooming into a deep, dewy crimson, with golden thorns that catch the light like tiny stars, the rose she has waited for now waits for her to claim it.
Sohalia has completed her quest and has received the following!
Vi's Roses (rare): A beautiful crimson flower with thorns of deep gold, it is rumoured that these roses are coloured with Vi's lifeblood. When planted, they have the ability to cleanse the area around them.
"You were enough before you ever left this shrine the first time," he rumbles, leaning to brush his fingers against the forget-me-nots, which instantly turn towards him as if he is the sun to enrich them and to help them grow. "But only one of us knew it. Only one of us still does." Raising his eyebrows and clenching his fist, the jars of earth crack and spill across the shrine, dark and fertile.
"Anything worth having requires some level of sacrifice. That the decisions you made were difficult does not make them any less right." Between them, already the earth is shifting and moving, and a rose begins to sprout and bud. "Take this, Sohalia Lumaris, and know that you are worthy of it."
Blooming into a deep, dewy crimson, with golden thorns that catch the light like tiny stars, the rose she has waited for now waits for her to claim it.
Sohalia has completed her quest and has received the following!
Vi's Roses (rare): A beautiful crimson flower with thorns of deep gold, it is rumoured that these roses are coloured with Vi's lifeblood. When planted, they have the ability to cleanse the area around them.
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