living wasteland

NOAH

Noah was learning more and more about the gods, and it was a good thing for him. When he was asked to bring an offering to Frey in regards to their fortification of Halo, the hunter eagerly agreed. He took the knowledge he had gained from Phoebe to gather his offering before he bundled it up and headed out towards the Sea of Glass shrine. When he reached the gates of the Citadel he took his pack off his back, shifted into his polar bear form, and nuzzled his head through the strap of the bag and swung it over his neck. He felt safer in this form crossing the tundra than in his reindeer form, and his lynx form would not be able to carry his bag well.

Striding away from the Citadel, Noah headed for the shrine.

Finally when he reached it, he shifted back. For being Leafchange in Halo, the day was unusually calm and warm. The sun peaked from behind clouds every now and then, shining down on the sea and glittering over ice. Noah took a deep breath and admired the land before him before moving directly to the shrine on the shore of the great, cold water. The hunter knelt down and set his bag at his side, opening it carefully and placing the fruits he and Delphine had traded for in Torchline. Although they were dried to preserve their eating abilities, their colors still shone brightly: mangos, papayas, and pineapple were still brilliant, fiery colors as he placed them before the shrine. Next to the dried fruits, Noah placed four small paintings Delphine had made. They were each on leaves she had gathered from the Torchline jungle, but they depicted what he suspected was her view from her Hollowed Grounds cave in each season. He thought they were beautiful, and captured well what Frey tended.

"Frey, I offer these gifts to you in hopes that you will find favor with my people -- please, help us fortify our home to sustain life." He prayed, quietly, and honestly, and true.

will you hold the line
when every one of them has given up and given in