In the beginning there was Darkness

WESSEX out of the night that covers me Wessex came here with a clear objective and has only ever pursued it: find out about the LongNight monsters. Now she is offered a bonus gift, and she would be a fool to let it slip out of her grasp just because it requires an extra bit of work. If her companions are dissatisfied with their experience at the shrine, they have only themselves to blame, for Wessex was nothing if not cordial to them, mild compared to how she might be. And it is not wrong for her to enjoy her Maker’s attention. They are free to leave if they aren’t happy. But to resent Wessex for her interactions with the Voice, for inviting them to learn with her. Well, that’s just petty. She couldn’t have known it would turn out this way. There is a shift in the energy behind her, and Maea and Samuel fall silent, but Wessex forges ahead and again nods her assent. “I’ll come back when I have it all. Thank you, Lady.” She finally turns her head to look at Sam again, leaving him to make his own decision - and his own farewells. black as the pit from pole to pole i thank whatever gods may be for my unconquerable soul