Peaceful gods make peaceful places
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She shrugs. "Other people do fine. Everyone should do that, it's the right way to be, people who aren't like that just haven't found their calling..." she recites.

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"You know I've known people who preferred not to even follow just one god? It's not common, but it happens. There isn't much that works for absolutely everybody."

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She studies him for a couple of seconds. "Our god isn't a 'he' or a 'she,' did you know?"

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He shrugs. "I'm not really surprised, I guess? That happens with humans, why wouldn't it happen with gods."

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"It's because being a boy or a girl is sort of being impure. It's some extra—thing that you have, about how you want people to treat you, how you feel about yourself. But they're okay with people that are boys. Or girls. Because everyone is, they can't really change that, they just find it weird." Pause. "I'm both. That's bad."

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"Ah."

 

"There aren't a lot of places where that's normal, but there are ones where it'd go over better than here."

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She squints at him.

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"I'm getting a little ahead of myself. Priest of Kiraavi, god of roads and travel." He pats his chest where his vial is hidden in his shirt.

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"At your service, little one."

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"Okay... Does my father know you're here? He'll be mad you're talking to me."

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"Nobody was following you, and I didn't make it very obvious that I was; probably not."

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"He'll still know. His god will tell him. I think. If they notice."

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"Mmhmm. But I think I can make a pretty good case that they should let you come with me. If that's what you want, I mean."

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"Yes," she says immediately. "...my father will never let you."

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"I don't have to give him the chance to stop me."

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She studies him for a few more seconds then very deliberately gets up and hugs him.

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Yeah, this seems like a kid who needs a hug. (He's pretty good at them. Having younger siblings will do that.)

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"If you're lying to me I will end you," she says into his shirt.

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"And if you don't Kiraavi will." Squeeze. "Is there anything I need to know before I talk to Aarethil?"

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"...my father's his acolyte."

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"Ah. Yeah, that's important." He thinks about it. "I think it works in our favor, though."

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"...why?"

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"He's not supposed to be more than one thing, right? So how's Aarethil going to take it when he wants something that's not best for them?"

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"What's not best?"

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"Making you stay. Kiraavi only works with gods who let people leave their domains. That's good for most gods, though, because he'll also send people to them who'd like them; they might not end up with as many people but they almost always end up being worshiped more. And for Aarethil in particular, we can send agender people here; there aren't too many places that're a good fit for them. Everybody wins, except your dad."

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