Role

Chapter 7

Qalita d'Sair is now a respectably ranked priestess, both in
her guild and within the Empire, in which Empress Alannah
herself promoted her to Divine Voice.

Qalita, however, can not yet rest easy. The Empress, a woman
to which Qalita has expressed adoration second only to Lady
Rayihn herself, exacts fierce demands of her followers. Having
been raised in a prison, Qalita is a woman of some ignorance,
a fact which causes her great embarassment and sorrow when
revealed before the Empress, whose exacting demands allows
no such embarassment to remain secreted. The Empress, however
appears to be possessing of some measure of mercy, perhaps
inspired by Qalita's sycophantic fawning and tripping over
herself to follow orders in spite of any blunders.

Qalita is, in her heart of hearts, a fanatically loyal servant
to the Empire and the Unity which it represents. The Empress, as
a monolithic symbol of this, will earn Qalita's fervor, so long
she appears reasonable and receptive to Qalita's affections and
efforts.

Similarly this is true of High Priest Relynar, though seeds of
doubt are now barely planted within her. She utters the words
to the Sect Guardian, that she strives to be the High Priest, yet
does Relynar truly represent what she aspires to? Does HE
offer the majestic and cherished Empress the adoration she
is due? Seeds of thought, at this point. Seeds.

Meanwhile, she has attempted to reach deeper into the sphere
of Love itself, finding a barrier beyond which she cannot touch
Lady Rayhin's Love. This limitation mutes any insubordinate
thought, as she is reminded of her youth and inadequacy. She
has much work to do before she is truly capable of possessing
the influence she must in order to take Therankind into the
Embrace of the Empire, of Unity and Love.