Blackfeather Woods the gods have no mercy, that is why they are gods

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vuk shook her head gently, also finding she could not fully relax in nemesis' presence. seff was her singular focus; she loved him above all else, and potema had been intrinsic in his raising. it was an easy decision to make, following her failed romance with hiram. vuk glanced to nemesis again, sensing that the woman wished for the truth, one she had hidden even from terich. "t-there w-was a m-man i l-loved in l-larksong g-grotto. t-terich is m-my m-mate b-because it w-was b-best f-for s-seff. i l-love him, b-but.." 
surely nemesis found her a romance-addled fool by now; thus vuk pressed on. "h-he l-left m-me f-for h-his g-god. i c-could n-not worship r-raas. i g-grew to h-hate h-him. and s-so i l-left." there was more to it, but vuk knew the dark woman would know this.[/tr][/td][/table]