The sun had set on another day and the little voices coming from the other end of the contraption she purchased from the Onyx Lotus spun the tail of a very adventurous day times two!
"And then we helped with dinner!"
"I helped more though"
"That's because I already knew how to make it"
"No you didn't"
"I'm just glad you two had fun today" Jenai thought she should end the topic for them before it went on for an hours worth of uh huh and nu uhs. The thought made her smile.
"What about you mommy? what'd YOU do today?"
"Oh nothing really. Just some boring cleaning stuff" she lied.
There was a little pause as something soft in the background could be heard.
"Oh its bed time Mommy! We love you!"
"We love you Mommy! Tell Daddy we miss him."
"Yeah! Love him too!"
"I will babies," another lie "we love you too! Be good! I mean it!" and the static stopped and the line went silent. They sounded so far away like this...
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Her mind kept floating over and over the smallest things as she sat drinking late night coffee with Allegria, Khelle, and Tlysia. The rest of the Temple was turning in and the sound of a late night chant by a young priestess softly filled the night, soothing mind and soul in prayer.
"So that's the short story."
"I would hate to hear the long version then. Honestly we came the moment we got word of events as unfortunate as they are, at least they are not dire."
"Dire yet"
"It's all a matter of perspective."
"Unfortunately too many parties all have the the perspective of their heads up their asses."
Sister Khelle choked on her coffee. "Your Grace?"
Jenai waved it off.
"She's right Sister Khelle. Perception is nine tenths the law."
"People believe what they want to believe, be it the worst or best." Tlsyia nodded.
"Even the blind swear they can see when they want to... or when its convenient." Jenai scowled into her cup.
Jenai set her cup aside and rose from her chair along with the others. "Now I must go pray. It is Faith and the Goddess that will see us to the end of this and nothing more and in these two things I will not falter."
"Your Grace"
"Your Grace"
"Rest well your Grace."
"The Goddess watch over you Sisters."
"And then we helped with dinner!"
"I helped more though"
"That's because I already knew how to make it"
"No you didn't"
"I'm just glad you two had fun today" Jenai thought she should end the topic for them before it went on for an hours worth of uh huh and nu uhs. The thought made her smile.
"What about you mommy? what'd YOU do today?"
"Oh nothing really. Just some boring cleaning stuff" she lied.
There was a little pause as something soft in the background could be heard.
"Oh its bed time Mommy! We love you!"
"We love you Mommy! Tell Daddy we miss him."
"Yeah! Love him too!"
"I will babies," another lie "we love you too! Be good! I mean it!" and the static stopped and the line went silent. They sounded so far away like this...
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Her mind kept floating over and over the smallest things as she sat drinking late night coffee with Allegria, Khelle, and Tlysia. The rest of the Temple was turning in and the sound of a late night chant by a young priestess softly filled the night, soothing mind and soul in prayer.
"So that's the short story."
"I would hate to hear the long version then. Honestly we came the moment we got word of events as unfortunate as they are, at least they are not dire."
"Dire yet"
"It's all a matter of perspective."
"Unfortunately too many parties all have the the perspective of their heads up their asses."
Sister Khelle choked on her coffee. "Your Grace?"
Jenai waved it off.
"She's right Sister Khelle. Perception is nine tenths the law."
"People believe what they want to believe, be it the worst or best." Tlsyia nodded.
"Even the blind swear they can see when they want to... or when its convenient." Jenai scowled into her cup.
Jenai set her cup aside and rose from her chair along with the others. "Now I must go pray. It is Faith and the Goddess that will see us to the end of this and nothing more and in these two things I will not falter."
"Your Grace"
"Your Grace"
"Rest well your Grace."
"The Goddess watch over you Sisters."