Evening Vespers

Ashiel moved fluidly through the garden. He'd been finishing up his evening prayers and decided to take some time to admire the stillness and the quiet. He'd been preoccupied with his daughter and with renewing his relationship with his mother. He'd been neglecting his duties as an Oracle but he'd be lying if he said he didn't appreciate the respite. In truth he was sure what an Oracle was supposed to do on their down time and he made a note to discuss it with Malleus. He still felt his visions were more a secondary part of his life. Yet, how much of that was because he wanted it to be a secondary part of his life?

He'd talked briefly with Serene and it had helped to some extend. An owl hooted in the distance as Ashiel sat down to admire the clear night sky. His mother had promised to hang around this time and he vowed to mine her for information. She would know much of the old lore and could teach him so much and yet he knew he would have to be careful. His mother was a trickster and he would have difficulty telling what was truth and what was embellishment. He wouldn't put it past Pyralis to make up something right on the spot and sell it as ancient tradition. He'd need to catch her in a more sober mood. Not the easiest of tasks.


"Talk"