these voices won't leave me alone
Delphia allowed the silence between them to remain. Nothing needed to be said, nor were either likely to change their thoughts on the matter. The demigoddess might not know the things Maea did, but she knew the way of souls. If he truly was in the state she described, there was no other reality possible. She had seen that scenario play out enough times to know it to be true. But what went unsaid was the possibility for change - change only he could decide to make. Either way, Maea was helpless in the situation.
And so instead she focused on the task at hand, watching as spirits began to slowly slink there way towards the girl. Not ghosts of her real family, but the spiritual entities that had coexisted with them for many generations. "Very good." she said once they had gathered around her. Delphia grabbed a bundle of sage and rosemary, placing them on Maea's lap. "Place these in the flame, and allow the smoke to wash over you and fill your lungs. The smoke cleanses the blood and the air within you."
And so instead she focused on the task at hand, watching as spirits began to slowly slink there way towards the girl. Not ghosts of her real family, but the spiritual entities that had coexisted with them for many generations. "Very good." she said once they had gathered around her. Delphia grabbed a bundle of sage and rosemary, placing them on Maea's lap. "Place these in the flame, and allow the smoke to wash over you and fill your lungs. The smoke cleanses the blood and the air within you."
DELPHIA
