Re: Jungle of Desire (Mind Flayer) GMed by ranger
Sitting there, Sera glanced from mother Esther to June, then back to mother Esther as the elderly nun persuaded June to go and get her some mango juice from one of the market stalls out in the town somewhere. To Sera it was quite obvious that mother Esther was wanting some time alone with Sera to give them privacy with which to talk, but she didn't know if June caught it herself. Once June was gone, with Sera telling her to be careful and hurry back, Sera looked over to mother Esther as the elderly nun told the steward that she wanted some privacy with Sera.
Sera sat there and listened to mother Esther's story, not interrupting her once and letting her speak until she was done with her tale. As the elderly nun went further on into her story, Sera felt tears well up in her eyes more and more until she had a few streaming down her cheeks. She felt so sorry for mother Esther and now understood why she was the way she was... because she'd seen the world, the good and the bad and she knew what the world could do to a person. She imagined that the chainmail bikini she saw might have been a part of the slutty garb that Venzil had forced on her, but she didn't know for certain. When mother Esther finally finished her story, Sera moved over and hugged her close, sniffling a little bit as she did.
"Oh mother Esther, that's terrible what happened to you. I'm sorry for even speaking about it, please forgive me," Sera said, hugging mother Esther and pleading with her for forgiveness. "If you don't want to keep talking about it then I'll understand. But... how did you get away from there and back to here? Or wherever you went to afterwards to rejoin the church. And where did you go afterwards," Sera added curiously, taking a breath before continuing, waiting for mother Esther to answer her on her questions before talking to give her the chance to speak again. "And also I don't remember if I told you or not, but I do remember telling June. I'm not an angel of the stargod myself, despite what everyone in the village has said about me, and I honestly dislike him and some of his followers, for the hatred that some of them have for other peoples religions and the strict teachings he demands of his followers. I mean I know that his followers are a lot less strict nowadays in comparison, but I've read books of them in the past being very strict and detesting other religions to the point of killing others just for not following his teachings, plus he's never once shown himself to even help any of his followers as far as anyone knows, so why should he ask such strictness of the ones that follow him is what I think. I don't mean all of you of course mother Esther, but some of the others I've heard about. I mean you all have been so kind and helpful to me, so I know you all aren't like his old followers and such. I hope my words don't make you hate me, for speaking against your teachings. I think everyone of course should be free to worship whoever or whatever they wish myself honestly, I just personally don't like the gods that ask so much of their followers and give nothing in return for their loyalty and such," Sera went on to say afterwards, letting mother Esther know her views on the stargod and such, but asking her to please forgive her if she said anything to anger her.