Role

Chapter 6

Hoyoharannas has had much to think about since becoming a follower of Rayihn. She has offered him
much useful advice and has been instructing him on the tenets of the religion. One particular aspect that
has occupied his thoughts is that not everyone deserves to be loved or healed. How did this relate to his
sister? Was she deserving of his love? If she wasnt, where did that put him regards to his current
position?

It was a complicated line of thought, with many possible ramifications. He still believed in the teachings
of his people and that whether he was doing this for Holly or not, he was still doing something useful by
healing the Veil. There was also the fact that he gave his word to repay this debt. Once he made that
oath, it became as much about him as it did her. He didnt think he could walk away from that promise.
Still, where did all this leave him with his sister? Should he try to find her to see if she is still deserving of
his love? Perhaps she has come to her senses and given up magic use. Certainly then she would be
appreciative of the burden he is carrying for her and then possibly still deserving of his love. But what if
she hadnt? What if she was still stuck in her selfish ways and uncaring to what he has done for her? In
that case, she wouldnt be deserving of his love and to make matter worse he wasnt sure if he could
just leave it at that. Any other Villager would say he had a duty to do more. He would be obligated to kill
her. Just as his oath to repay her debt has him duty-bound to see it to the end, so his commitment to
the Village may have him bound by duty to end her life and prevent her from harming the Veil further. It
was a complicated situation.

Rayihn also challenged Hoyo to heal someone. This would be a large task indeed. While some might
assume that with his affinity toward the sphere of healing, Hoyo might have chosen to be a defender
and learn how to physically heal others. Hoyo, however, is concerned about healing the Veil and chose
to be a scout to better be able to discern the well-being of the Veil. Healing someone would be far more
challenging for him since he did not possess the ability to physically heal. Instead, he suspected he
would have to find a way to emotionally or spiritually heal someone, a far trickier endeavor.