Gideon
Imposing penance one by one
You've got a virtue in a vice
As the shrine materialised a God before them, Gideon saw not the now-familiar darkness of Ludo, but the face of Safrin. He was unable to contain the sharp gasp from his lips; he had heard of her beauty, but to see it in person was something else entirely. The hand on his jaw almost took his breath from him entirely, but not so much that he did not listen.
Her words were at once kind and harsh. He paused before he replied, would have looked back to the others if it were not for the fingers on his jaw. "It is not so much that we have failed, my lady. More...in the absence of who was our Leader, we seek guidance and advice from the Gods before we appoint a new Eye. So we can be sure the Order maintains it's role as a force of the Gods." It would be easy for the motives to mutate and change without the input of the divine, at the mercy of a man's wills. "It is clear that we erred in the Draig Cordillera. Are we not to pursue the relic there?"
Her words were at once kind and harsh. He paused before he replied, would have looked back to the others if it were not for the fingers on his jaw. "It is not so much that we have failed, my lady. More...in the absence of who was our Leader, we seek guidance and advice from the Gods before we appoint a new Eye. So we can be sure the Order maintains it's role as a force of the Gods." It would be easy for the motives to mutate and change without the input of the divine, at the mercy of a man's wills. "It is clear that we erred in the Draig Cordillera. Are we not to pursue the relic there?"
With all the history to guide
You've got a passion in those eyes
