Leave This Night Pure and Perfect

"I hear that from a lot of Outlanders. I'm not sure if all of our worlds are very different from each other, or if just Caido is particularly odd." There did seem to be some similarities between them all - spoken language, general structures of society, housing, clothes, but when you were in a new place it was always the differences that seemed the most vibrant, wasn't it? Just one God? He'd heard that of some other places too, but thought it very bizarre. One for everything? How could you trust one God to look after the whole world? Surely it was too much for any one set of shoulders, even divine ones. "Yes. I can take you to the shrine in the temple, if you'd like." Sam watched with a judgemental eye as Nate tarnished his delicious tea with yet more alcohol, wondering if he had made the wrong choice taking pity on this particular Outlander. His parents had not had much wisdom he'd carried into adulthood, but his mother had always said to be wary of strangers. "Ascended is...The Voice takes people, Accepted, and makes them...like me. With.." Sam opened his mouth to show Nate his fangs. "We have certain abilities, but theres a price too." Samuel I hear in my mind All these voices I hear in my mind All of these words