The god looks upon each face as they gather, silent despite their pleas. So still does he stand that it would seem he were carved of rock, the sun he wears growing dimmer by the minute.
The sun inscribed upon his brow pulses slowly, keeping rhythm with his heart. It casts a feeble glow about the god, but its light does not travel far in the smoky haze. For one long, unsettling moment longer, the god remains silent as he gazes upon his Court. As the gathered crowd begins to murmur and speak up and the Sovereign arrives, the deity stirs.
“People of Delumine,” his voice is soft, so that one must listen attentively to hear, “our Court, as you know better than any, has suffered. I have traveled to the forest, walked amongst its flames - but the fire rages on, creeping steadily closer. Your firefighters are brave, and determined, but with every day the fire continues to spread.” The smoke hanging thickly in the air, obscuring the skies and casting the Dawn Court in a perpetual shadow, is testament enough to his words.
Oriens continues. “This wildfire is not natural. It was not created by chance, some of you may have guessed as much or witnessed it firsthand. Something has set it intentionally. Something out there is destroying our home... and we need to stop it. Together.”
Would they know? Could any of them guess the origin?
Many of them were not warriors, such had always been the way of the Dawn Court. But they didn't need to be warriors: wits were as good as brawn, and his people had never lacked for them. Even so, what he asked would test them.
He couldn’t help but wonder: how many would blame him for the fires?
Oriens has arrived back to the Dawn Court after surveying the fires in Viride. There's something - or perhaps someone? - out in the forest setting fires, and Oriens has vowed his help in stopping them. Stay tuned to find out how and when!
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