give me a life time of promises (open)

Loren nodded slowly as Maea explained what happened with Ludo in her past. "I see. And did it ask something from you in return? Or test you somehow?" There wasn't any judgment in his voice, just a simple curious, one that was rare to see in him these days. As she spoke of the kindness that Ludo had shown her, he nodded absently. "I have always felt...lacking, whenever I speak to the gods. Perhaps it's because I'm...I don't know." Sighing, he ran a hand through his hair. "Because I am lacking, and less than deferential, and don't really understand what they expect of me." Reaching out, he rubbed Astra's head, needing a bit of comfort in that moment. LOREN Not quite an open book