LOREN
Maybe it was simply having all this new information to process, but Loren was having trouble keeping track of the divisions between the heralds and the old gods and their children. ”I thought Ludo, Frey, and Safrin were specifically assigned to the Hollowed Grounds, not the whole world.” At least that’s what Oia’i’o had said, and the child of Rae hadn’t known if the heralds’ duties had changed at all after the barrier fell. When Delphia gestured at the Spire—even at this distance, it was visible, towering over the Hollowed Grounds—the Launceleyn nodded in understanding. The old gods weren’t able, or wouldn’t, venture into the Spire, but apparently their children could.
Her confusion was heartening, to be honest; she wasn’t all-knowing, just all-knowing about Caido. ”No one. I lived in two worlds before Caido, and neither of them had gods.” No one to pray to, no one to worship, no one to revere except the royals. It hadn’t been difficult to transition to this world with gods, though. Well, it had been difficult to transition, but not because of any deity or all of them. ”I have discovered that there’s nothing wrong with a bit of fun every now and again.” In fact, the Launceleyn had found he quite liked sex. There was no way he’d tell a near stranger that though.
As she called him out, though, he sighed and rubbed his temples. Time to test whether she’d be disappointed. ”Not really. If it’s not the same sort of love that we experience, then I’m not sure it can or should be called love.” Giving the demi-god a sheepish smile, Loren shrugged, morphing his water creature to a spider as it continued to chase around the mud. ”That’s probably a semantic distinction though.” No real need for them to get into it.
Her confusion was heartening, to be honest; she wasn’t all-knowing, just all-knowing about Caido. ”No one. I lived in two worlds before Caido, and neither of them had gods.” No one to pray to, no one to worship, no one to revere except the royals. It hadn’t been difficult to transition to this world with gods, though. Well, it had been difficult to transition, but not because of any deity or all of them. ”I have discovered that there’s nothing wrong with a bit of fun every now and again.” In fact, the Launceleyn had found he quite liked sex. There was no way he’d tell a near stranger that though.
As she called him out, though, he sighed and rubbed his temples. Time to test whether she’d be disappointed. ”Not really. If it’s not the same sort of love that we experience, then I’m not sure it can or should be called love.” Giving the demi-god a sheepish smile, Loren shrugged, morphing his water creature to a spider as it continued to chase around the mud. ”That’s probably a semantic distinction though.” No real need for them to get into it.
look at how a single candle can both
defy and define the darkness
defy and define the darkness
