11-08-2024, 07:10 PM
Cali accepted the statement that Ascendancy had brought Mia here with certainty, like it was a natural and understandable pull. She was quiet, leaving the other woman to work through her own conclusions of what that might mean for her. Faith was never simple, and Cali would not promise the Sanctuary to have answers, just that this was a safe place where one might ask those questions – as Cali had herself, once.
She finally spied Quillon in the hall, and Seraphis too, a stranger between them. Cali knew how that felt, to be caught in the tides between the two Veilwardens. She hoped to catch either eye – knowing that they might prove what Cali could only speak of, but she was not sure they would see her.
To Mia’s question, Cali answered with unselfconscious honesty. “Meaning,” she said. “For the feeling I had always had inside – the feeling that I needed more than what my life offered at the time. The gifts that the Ascendancy has returned to the world mean we can do better – we might help the earth flourish again, rather than destroy it. I’ve seen the miracles, and felt my own.”
She finally spied Quillon in the hall, and Seraphis too, a stranger between them. Cali knew how that felt, to be caught in the tides between the two Veilwardens. She hoped to catch either eye – knowing that they might prove what Cali could only speak of, but she was not sure they would see her.
To Mia’s question, Cali answered with unselfconscious honesty. “Meaning,” she said. “For the feeling I had always had inside – the feeling that I needed more than what my life offered at the time. The gifts that the Ascendancy has returned to the world mean we can do better – we might help the earth flourish again, rather than destroy it. I’ve seen the miracles, and felt my own.”