M E R I E L
OOC | Y'all I'm so sorry for taking so long... life has been hard lately.
Meriel listened. She was not, generally speaking, one to insert her opinions where they were not asked for. During her time at court, she had been the diplomatic sort, always open to listening, believing in the importance of actually hearing people. It wasn't enough to hear their voice. For true understanding, one had to listen to their words. So here, now, in this temple... she listened.
For a moment, @Felka seemed taken aback by the appearance of the two strangers as she prayed, and Meriel nearly offered a curtsy and went on her way, keen to avoid making the girl uncomfortable. But she knew nothing about this strange land except that it was not her own, and it seemed to her that it would be beneficial to know something about the local deities. Surely her own land's gods had not followed her into this world?
"Prayer isn't always about being heard," she offered on Felka's behalf, stepping closer to the pair. "The act of sending your worries away, the hope that somewhere, someone hears them... even if there is no response, even if you don't know if anyone heard you, you still have that hope. In the darkest of times, hope is what we must cling to to survive." "talk"
