[God Quest] Fool's Gold

the VOICE In reality's shadow the blind see best "Oh, dear one. Do not bristle so - I meant it without malice." A lesser deity. She had simply said it because it was true, and she would circle around Bastien in his mind's eye to clasp his shoulders and gaze skywards with him. "Life," she said simply. "She serves life. The natives have a name for it - Vi - but I do not think it worth much. I am beyond those constraints, and I would bring the rest of the world into that light." Her laughter was melodious and it caused the tree to brim with illumination. "I serve nobody, pure one. I answer to no one and I wear no chains, save for those that others would try to force upon me. Are you satisfied?"