Ocean's Breath Plateau the feathered wings of jeweled gods

Another title she did not know, this time assigned to the man whose name she did not know. He smiled, and while she could not guess whether it was genuine or otherwise, it seemed to put her somewhat at ease. Not the same ease that she found when she was with her father, but it was something more than she had been when she'd spotted this "acolyte" the first time. He asked for her name, and she bit her lip momentarily.

Brook Lakshmi, she said quietly, still ready to bolt at any sign of... well, whatever it was that made her want to flee situations. There were other names she had been given throughout her life, but those were the two that had stuck and she felt most attached to.

Do you h-have a name? she stuttered, instantly feeling shame and anger for her inability to talk to others. Why couldn't she just be normal?