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Re: An Empty Confessional (Hafnium) GMed by Takimaru
Tessa's internal recollections, as intense and involved as they might have been, had gone completely unnoticed by those in the vicinity. As far as they were concerned, she must have never been troubled by such problems. Along with the habit she wore came a plethora of assumptions that she would also have to bear upon her shoulders.
Many nuns in the Church of Erion were virgins, though it was still possible to get into the order simply by taking vows of chastity and celibacy--and demonstrating as much over the course of two years. Those who violated the code were to be expelled from the convent. Of course, once Tessa had been assigned her own chapel, there was no one but Erion to hold witness to the ways she gave in to earthly temptations such as ballweed and the like. And He reacted to such actions the same way He did many things... with utter silence. Erion was said to work in mysterious ways, and it seemed that for a while, he gave no objections to Tessa's momentary indulgences. That, or she wasn't looking for them.
But despite how unorthodox she was amongst clerics of Erion, at least in terms of lifestyle, this hadn't been seen by the couple in front of her, nor Ayna, nor Barrin. To them she may as well have been as pure-hearted and innocent as the next nun, and so she would be treated as such. It had its advantages, in some ways--after all, few would suspect her to be the one who ended Kenneth's life--but at the end of the day, the costume gave her a role that needed to be filled in one way or another.
It was one that she apparently wasn't adverse to. It was certainly difficult to be, especially in a situation as joyous and romantic as marriage.
"Perfect. My name is Rinna, and this is Orlin," pronounced the blonde woman before motioning to her fiance. He forced an awkward smile towards Tessa before averting his eyes just as quickly. "Thank you kindly for your help, Sister... um?"
Once her answer was given, the couple would finally exit the building, carrying on at a conversational volume as they made distance. Ayna slowly creaked the door open after it was 'safe'; Barrin proved easy enough to ignore, seeing that he had managed to sleep through the entire meeting.
"He's awake," answered Ayna, "but not awake enough to cause trouble quite yet. Is there something you need to talk to me about?" She would stop to say a few hushed words to the apparently drowsy child and close the door to the makeshift guest room before following Tessa outside or wherever the nun had planned to take her.
Tessa's internal recollections, as intense and involved as they might have been, had gone completely unnoticed by those in the vicinity. As far as they were concerned, she must have never been troubled by such problems. Along with the habit she wore came a plethora of assumptions that she would also have to bear upon her shoulders.
Many nuns in the Church of Erion were virgins, though it was still possible to get into the order simply by taking vows of chastity and celibacy--and demonstrating as much over the course of two years. Those who violated the code were to be expelled from the convent. Of course, once Tessa had been assigned her own chapel, there was no one but Erion to hold witness to the ways she gave in to earthly temptations such as ballweed and the like. And He reacted to such actions the same way He did many things... with utter silence. Erion was said to work in mysterious ways, and it seemed that for a while, he gave no objections to Tessa's momentary indulgences. That, or she wasn't looking for them.
But despite how unorthodox she was amongst clerics of Erion, at least in terms of lifestyle, this hadn't been seen by the couple in front of her, nor Ayna, nor Barrin. To them she may as well have been as pure-hearted and innocent as the next nun, and so she would be treated as such. It had its advantages, in some ways--after all, few would suspect her to be the one who ended Kenneth's life--but at the end of the day, the costume gave her a role that needed to be filled in one way or another.
It was one that she apparently wasn't adverse to. It was certainly difficult to be, especially in a situation as joyous and romantic as marriage.
"Perfect. My name is Rinna, and this is Orlin," pronounced the blonde woman before motioning to her fiance. He forced an awkward smile towards Tessa before averting his eyes just as quickly. "Thank you kindly for your help, Sister... um?"
Once her answer was given, the couple would finally exit the building, carrying on at a conversational volume as they made distance. Ayna slowly creaked the door open after it was 'safe'; Barrin proved easy enough to ignore, seeing that he had managed to sleep through the entire meeting.
"He's awake," answered Ayna, "but not awake enough to cause trouble quite yet. Is there something you need to talk to me about?" She would stop to say a few hushed words to the apparently drowsy child and close the door to the makeshift guest room before following Tessa outside or wherever the nun had planned to take her.