Arialla followed Kalynd's statement as well as she could -- she wasn't sure she understood all the concepts he spoke of, but "governed by Caido's rules" seemed important, and of course she got the message of "unlikely to be reversed" loud and clear. But she forced herself to smile, if wanly, at Jigano and Kalynd instead of looking crestfallen. It was comforting to know that there were other people here working on the problem of getting home -- that she wasn't alone in her quest.
"I've been living in the Hollowed Grounds as well, but I prefer Torchline," Arialla answered Jigano. "It's more like home here ... I was a priestess, but I barely even know the gods here. Still, I intend to visit a shrine as soon as I can. I did not wish to disturb the gods with my plea until I had oriented myself and exhausted any other possibilities, but now that I have, I can only cast my hopes before them."
She shrugged slightly. Ignorant to the gods of Caido, she really didn't know what to expect when she prayed ... though she still harbored a hope, deep in her heart, of reaching her own Apollo, even though Sam had told her that gods from beyond Caido couldn't hear her here. Perhaps it would be different for her, a consecrated, personally blessed priestess -- perhaps her prayer would get through where a layman's would not.
"I've been living in the Hollowed Grounds as well, but I prefer Torchline," Arialla answered Jigano. "It's more like home here ... I was a priestess, but I barely even know the gods here. Still, I intend to visit a shrine as soon as I can. I did not wish to disturb the gods with my plea until I had oriented myself and exhausted any other possibilities, but now that I have, I can only cast my hopes before them."
She shrugged slightly. Ignorant to the gods of Caido, she really didn't know what to expect when she prayed ... though she still harbored a hope, deep in her heart, of reaching her own Apollo, even though Sam had told her that gods from beyond Caido couldn't hear her here. Perhaps it would be different for her, a consecrated, personally blessed priestess -- perhaps her prayer would get through where a layman's would not.
