Blackfeather Woods the black star

Her admittance - and the spoken name of his chosen god - did not bring rise to any sort of fanaticism within him, but he took her comment as a confirmation and found comfort in it. Maegi had always said that Sithis was the god of the void - he might've been remembering that wrong - but it was Sithis that had led him to the woods, and Sithis who had kept him safe in the caves. He owed a lot to the deity, and if this ghost was an envoy of that same power then he welcomed her.

Although he did not have the energy to smile, Titmouse did relax as much as he was able; he seemed to forget an instant later that Averna was there with him, and began to explore the area with a child-like curiosity and wonder.