i have died everyday waiting for you
Mort listens without interruption, the hush between Remi’s words treated with as much reverence as the words themselves. His expression is open, his presence steady—not to fill the silence, but to honour it. When Remi speaks of the wagon, Mort’s gaze lowers slightly, lashes casting soft shadows on his cheeks. "She was," he agrees, his voice as gentle as the sea-glass glint on the water. "An artist like her mother. Like her father. That part of her never left—and it never will."
The god’s smile is quiet but certain, as if speaking a truth older than the sand beneath their feet.
Then, with the ease of someone retrieving something long prepared, Mort reaches behind him. His hand returns with a lantern—small, elegant, and glowing faintly from within. The glass is subtly tinted, the brass worn smooth, and it flickers not with flame, but with soft golden light that pulses like a heartbeat. "This," Mort says, offering it to Remi, "is for your celebration. When the time comes—light it. For as long as it burns, your guests may come freely. No walls, no weight. Just joy, and the ones you’ve been missing."
Remi has completed his quest and received:
Mort's Lantern | A lantern from the god of death himself which will open the doorway to his realm for one night, allowing the dead to walk freely.
The god’s smile is quiet but certain, as if speaking a truth older than the sand beneath their feet.
Then, with the ease of someone retrieving something long prepared, Mort reaches behind him. His hand returns with a lantern—small, elegant, and glowing faintly from within. The glass is subtly tinted, the brass worn smooth, and it flickers not with flame, but with soft golden light that pulses like a heartbeat. "This," Mort says, offering it to Remi, "is for your celebration. When the time comes—light it. For as long as it burns, your guests may come freely. No walls, no weight. Just joy, and the ones you’ve been missing."
Remi has completed his quest and received:
Mort's Lantern | A lantern from the god of death himself which will open the doorway to his realm for one night, allowing the dead to walk freely.
