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Chapter 14

It was shortly thereafter that I made my first journey to the shrine of Lady
Azorinne. I stayed at the Inn several nights listening to others speak,
including Maran and Acolytes, looking to decipher where it was. Of course it
was near the Fortress, and by extension, near where the boy died.

I stopped by the apricot tree and the praises I had heard were true, it was the
finest fruit I'd ever tasted. I grabbed a tome marked with an eclipse and read
it. The words sung to me, the story of mercy and determination, but above all
it was the story of Light. Kindness. And a possibility of redemption.

I kneeled down at the melted altar and made two vows that day. One that I would
protect the Light and never hunt the innocent. Two that I, having already
foresworn eating flesh, would never hunt the gray for sport, food, or to learn
my craft. Though the Lady did not answer my prayers that day, my step felt a
little lighter all the same.