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Dusk had begun to settle upon Novus, the sun sinking in a lazy arc towards the distant sea. From atop the craggy peaks of Veneror the horizon appeared to bend, the land gradually curving away from the setting sun, tinged with darkness at its edges. As the world darkens, color bursts at the corners of the land, streaking across the sky in tones of brilliant oranges and pinks, of purples and blues.
Vespera’s shrine as, her color faded, her edges roughened, as still and quiet as ever.
Rannveig's tear caught on the corner of the shrine--and the statue shivered.
As the fading light crept closer, the shadows on the statue deepened. It was as if the shrine was thrown into sudden contrast: the more the darkness covered her, the more the colors responded with sudden vibrancy, as if in defiance of the night. Slowly, ever so slowly, the colors of dusk were absorbed from the sky into the goddess' pedestal, lighting her from the bottom up.
It didn’t take much time before Vespera was truly glowing, the colors of dusk now seeming to come from within. In the breeze, her mane began to wave: slowly at first, the whole thing moving together like flowing stone. Then strands began to separate, and her hair became a flowing, chaotic beauty. Light poured out onto Rannveig, the statue now a beacon of light illuminating the peaks.
Wiping the stolen tear her shrine had caught, Vespera stepped down from her pedestal, a living, breathing creature once more.
"Why do you cry, my child?" The goddess' voice was full of sympathy and kindness, her radiant face lowering near the bowed one at her feet. "Why have you cast yourself to the ground where it is cold and muddy? Stand with me, please." Rannveig would find her touch warm and solid, gently guiding her back to her feet so that mortal and goddess might stand side by side.
"There's a hole in your heart, dear one, I can see it clear as the setting sun." It took no small feat to bring a strong woman to the ground; the ex-Sovereign's tears may be few, but even one was too many for the goddess to witness.
@Rannveig has been greeted by the goddess Vespera, who has materialized from her statue into equine form! In addition to the IC encounter, you have been awarded 250 signos for having participated in a Random Event. This has already been applied to Rannveig's account!
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