Training in a forest cave

She says " I am glad he found friends that accept and willing to defend him from those who seek to hinder my goddess wishes. She turns to Kendris and asks him " would you like to hear an epic tale I was heard and was told by the elder bard he would be upset if I didn't share it others who would enjoy it?" She then turns and hurries off to her camp repacking her bedding mainly then returns taking out several wines silks and spices she was offering to show to Lord Cedric while she told the story.

Kentis nodded excitedly and said, "Oh, would we ever! Please tell us! Please!" They all took a seat as Lira was going to tell her story.

She sits down and begins the tale occasionally using her magic to make the fire bend to form shapes to enhance her story. She slows down when she sees Kendris slumped over barely awake then says I will finish it in the morning before we head to the town. She whispers to Arasinya " what was Xerxan's home life like which probably wasn't pleasant, but I have a funny feeling there was a lot more to his home life than I can read from his expression?"

Area sinus was enjoying Lira's story when she too saw Kentis starting to fall asleep. She would agree and say, "Good idea, we best get to bed now."

She then heard Lira's question about Xerxan an sighed before replying, "Well, you can say that. See, his mother wanted to use him to fight so that he can sell him away. She didn't care about his pains and neither do his siblings. I'm trying to make them understand what they're doing is wrong, but their law seems to disagree with it."

" I fully agree with you, but coming from that life myself I know how stressful it is always worried that you will lose that goddesses favor risking someone then trying to assassinate you." " There was a new recuit to my village that barely managed to survive her house getting incinerated when House Vholk Drokk's inhabitants got destroyed by a massive wave of magic along with her house."

"How dreadful!" Arasinya said with surprise. "Did you know who this recruit may be?"

"She was found by my sisters being harassed hungry we took her in helped her clean up." "She will be joining in on our next holy ritual to honor our lady the next holy day we plan our ritual."

"What are the qualifications to join this ritual?" Arasinya asked feeling interested to know about how the drow had celebrated some occasions.

She whispers to her " You must dance nude in the moonlight with the other priestess to honor our lady. She will add so others can hear "I will send word to Lord Cedric when the day of the ritual is closer." " I wish other drow would accept my ladies way over that other goddess it may be a few centuries, but eventually the scars of hate will heal."

Arasinya silently gasped in hearing this. The thought of seeing a woman dancing naked in front of the other priestesses who would be there. It sounded so shameful. "How long have you kept this tradition?"