Role

Chapter 8

Standing on the beach of the Sea of Despair Calbaseeti watches as the
tendrils of reflected setting sun rays gleaming on the dark waters slowly
recess, welcoming the night to fall. Looking up at the dark sky, she knows
that all the stars are in perfect alignment, and she sees this as a sign that
she too is within perfect alignment. The Lady Rayihn has offered the young
priestess her blessing to continue on the mission that is so dear to
Calbaseeti. The young priestess looks to the south and sees her new adoptive
home, the Nexus Island. It seems she was so easily accepted into their fold,
and for a moment Calbaseeti wonders if all are accepted so easily or if her
acceptance was based on merit. Dismissing the thought, she begins to reflect
on how quickly she was thrust into battle. A smile plays on her lips as she
drifts to the compliment from Lord Daevryn, stroking her own vanity in her
abilities.

Calbaseetis brow furrows slightly as she hopes that such compliments will
follow from her own Lady. Quickly accepting that surely she must be worthy,
she then reflects on her first experience with bonding. During the process it
seemed as if she was using her teachings in divination to look upon the
memories of her bond mates soul. The experience was nearly unsettling for
her, as she had never looked upon the imprints of a soul that was still
within a living body. Calbaseeti has decided that bonding with another is its
own way of healing souls, one she had not expected to learn but accepts with
a loving embrace.