some simply become it
He claims he didn't hear anything, but somehow Morrighan doesn't believe him. It's so quiet here and any sound there ends up being just echoes off the walls. Surely he had heard some of it, if not all. She narrows her eyes.
Then he explains all the different forms praying can take. She supposes he could be right, but Morr still doesn't want to admit that's what she was doing. She's never been the religious type and still doesn't consider herself to be. Plus, she doesn't really expect to get an answer back (even though that would be a lot easier). Maybe she's not sure why she's doing this at all (is she just desperate?).
At first, it looks like he's leaving after all as he walks away to the corner. Then after a moment, he comes back with something. When he offers her a candle to help make her worries go away, Morrighan isn't really sure what to say. It seems a little silly, but Tenebrae seems to mean it. At least conjuring fire here will feel like the only real thing that's happening. So, she decides to take it. If anything, it's because she knows the man won't make fun of her for following through with this.
The Regent closes her eyes and follows the monk's instructions. She thinks about her weaknesses, what she doesn't like to show to others, and focuses on that while thinking about her flame. Within seconds, she can feel the warmth of the fire igniting the wick and flickering about in front of her. Morr thinks about Maeve and how deeply she loves her daughter, but also how scared she is for her and how much she wants to protect her. She thinks about how she doesn't want to fail as a mother or teach any of her own bad habits to the young girl. She thinks about how fiercely she loves and just wants to share that with someone else who understands her. This is about how far she gets because she realizes if she thinks any more, her anger might spill out (or worse, sadness).
Finally, she opens her eyes and blows out the flame. It doesn't make her feel especially more relieved than before, but maybe it'll make Tenebrae shut up about the praying thing.
Morrighan looks at him again and those marks. "Did your praying lead you to do that to yourself?" Monks didn't make any sense to her and probably never will.
@Tenebrae (sorry for the sudden tense change! I'm not feeling 1st with Morr anymore)
