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Aria listens without any interruption. Gods-- again with that word. She knew the term and a general definition, but it wasn't until her talk with Osprey that she had really understood it. Previously she had learned about the god Zues, and now Floki tells her of a God named Odinn. She did not know the difference, or how there was more than one. She wanted to ask her companion where the gods came from, but she held her questions of disbelief for another day-- it would've been disrespectful, she felt.

Her ears perk, and she shakes her head. "I do not believe in such a thing," she tells him, but it was in no way meant to be rude or disrespectful. "It is noble and loyal thing for him to do such a thing," she adds, "but I've never found solace in sacrificing to beings who have never shown their face to me. If I would make sacrifices, they would be to those who have physically been around for me."

Her tail flicks, and she looks away, ears lowering. "I didn't mean for any of that to come out offensively, I was just sharing my thoughts," she says quietly. The pale princess mentions nothing of her belief in souls, a term that Osprey had given her. The world was filled with these souls, and Aria found comfort in praying to each of the universes souls.