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She did not know how long they would have to wait, so it was nice when Sullivan asked his question, and gave Nazli a chance to reflect and to have a conversation in the interim. It was also quite a pleasant change from the constant grumbling of Kiaxe or the rough medical antics of Gil; while Nazli was not the most well-versed on the gods, she thought she could keep a conversation flowing.

She thought of @Senmut and what bits and pieces she had picked up from him. Her voice steadied as she considered those memories of attending his morning calls to the sun, and tending the reeds, and all the work he had put in to such things while she worked.

I... can tell you a little, she admitted.

Our pharaoh speaks for the gods. They are divine in their own right, and... the rest of us, we serve them honorably. This is the first time Nazli has ever had to explain this to an outsider and she hopes she can find the correct words! There is Ma'at, who stands for truth, justice, harmony, and balance. It is the pharaoh who works to maintain balance for the sake of the goddess. Beyond that, there are many that the people worship; we have gods for all things.

Nazli thinks of those that Senmut has spoken of, or praised, and while she herself has never thought deeply on faith, she upholds the values of Akashingo for it is all she knows. Atum, also called Ra, is the lord of all gods. He is the creator, and he watches us from—there, you can see Him, she motions to the risen sun, beaming down from the sky. At that moment a distant hawk could be seen wheeling through the air.

That there, is the hawk god Horus. He is the god of the sky, and war, and — his father is the god of the dead, called Osiris. She did not mean to overburden the newcomer with all of this, however once the information started to spill forth Nazli could not stop the flow of it. There is Isis, who betrothed Osiris. She is the Goddess of the Throne, and the Mother of Gods. Her many children hold great esteem here.

She pauses, letting all of this sink in before finishing with, I am no priestess, so I cannot... Tell you much. I am sorry for that. Perhaps if you were to meet with the High Priest you could study with him? A smile.