Nova Peak Nägådz

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the gods.

came now darkened recollection of how faust had once evoked them, though skorpa believed that blessings had already been thrown golden and wondrous across the mountain.

how he himself had come to know that their light lived in ayovi's eyes.

but he was a northman, molded to be reverent to those mouthpieces for those above.

her appearance was far too timely for him to be anything less than tense now. but skorpa became thoughtful, and they studied one another. "er du en troldkvinde?"

in respect skorpa asked of aspa, but also in wariness.

those who walked the shadow world oft required dark material for their questing.

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