Claudia smiles softly. "You do, but it's not the way they think you do," she said. "I know you're not the one who makes their swords and axes strike true in battle or their animals have healthy offspring, or keep their children from dying of the dozens of ailments so common to them. I also know they need to feel that you are there for them, and I have to keep that belief strong because they see me as your representative in your frequent absences as much as the priests who wander from village to village.
"I've heard the stories the skaldi tell of Loki Trickster, the liesmith and god of fire and chaos. When they come here, it's interesting to watch, because the people all nod and smile, but then tell him that it is another of his tricks because their village prospers at his hand. They both expect you to abandon them and trust that you wont."
She can't understand it, but then, she never was particularly faithful in any religion. Too much of the artifacts they found could have been godstouched, and yet which god was debatable. Poseidon's trident or Pele's spear, for example.
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Date: 2016-06-01 04:07 am (UTC)From:"I've heard the stories the skaldi tell of Loki Trickster, the liesmith and god of fire and chaos. When they come here, it's interesting to watch, because the people all nod and smile, but then tell him that it is another of his tricks because their village prospers at his hand. They both expect you to abandon them and trust that you wont."
She can't understand it, but then, she never was particularly faithful in any religion. Too much of the artifacts they found could have been godstouched, and yet which god was debatable. Poseidon's trident or Pele's spear, for example.