The next morning Cosmic catches up with Esmerelda, "Hey, we need to talk." she says after knocking on her door.

The tired priestess yawns but invites her in to her room.

They got a much nicer room than Cosmic, larger, has an actual window, and a double sized bed, Edora is asleep in it, against a wall.

Esmerelda waves at her, "She will sleep till noon. So we can speak freely."

"Suine came to me last night. From what I recall she told me Physically my body is 110 years old. From what we worked out, I started Training when I was 60, so my 50 years of specialized training works out that way." takes a breath as Esmerelda slowly nods, "This came about as the shadow demons that escaped me the first night sicced the elves on me. So those high minded ones are in the city looking for me, thinking I am under aged and all."

Esmerelda nods, "Ok, I can see what your saying. I can also see me misunderstanding what you told me about your age and training period. Still an impressive person just from that, levels and all. Young for that level in elven terms."

"Also explains why I, as an Elf, am here on my own as a child would not be so." Cosmic points out.

Esmerelda grins and nods, "Still Cosmic Child is not an elven name."

"Mage name." Cosmic points out as the light of comprehension comes to Esmerelda.

"Now I feel a little stupid. Mages as a rule don't use their real names. I completely forgot about that." she shakes her head. "So how does this change our relationship ?"

"Well you and Edora are my liaison for the church also my guides as I don't know the area or the local customs and laws. Some things I can work out, but other things." makes a wince kind of face as the Priestess chuckles in understanding. "Also this is not my native language as such I can see misunderstandings coming from incorrect phrasing on my part. My native language is English, otherwise I speak a common form of Elvish and the local trade language. What I am speaking now is, well the goddess put a permanent tongues spell on me. No idea Why she did that, but if you listen closely you can hear my native language and what ever language it is you speak."

Esmerelda sits there with a kind of stunned look. She slowly nods to, "Probably cause it was just easier than trying to implant the actual languages in to your mind. I can really see my lady doing it that way to tell the truth." Esmerelda sighs.

Cosmic shrugs, "I learn languages pretty fast really, though writen over spoken to tell the truth. Mostly I have trouble keeping my accents straight when I get stressed."

Esmerelda nods, it makes sense to her. Then she grins, "Your a split class. Just occured to me. Your Spiritualist number is 7. It does not go up does it ?"

"My teacher died at that point. Which was my mother actually. So that is as far as my Training got. So I can see why that is. Otherwise I would be a tripple class type. Easiest way to explain it. My mother died in a carrage accident, which is true, drunk driver forced the carrage off the road, it flipped, she died on impact."

Esmerelda winces and nods. Adds to Cosmics back story and gives a logical reason why she has that split in her levels to. "On losing her, I lost the reason to increase that. Being I was only in my 40s when that happened and all, it also adds to my back story. In my 50s I found a new path, called mixed martial arts. The teachings of an elite combat group, mix of mage and monk but with out the Lawful part most monks have. That is cause I tend to read as Neutral if its checked for. But the reason for that really has to do with my spiritual advancements more than anything else. The spells to check for such things have lots of holes in them when a person gets to certain levels of spiritual growth." she shrugs on that. Esmerelda has no problem beliving that. She tends to scan as Neutral herself. Most shifters scan that way really. She knows its a very broken system that is influenced by the caster more than anything. That is why certain races all scan as evil to some people.

"Ok, so translation problem happened from our misunderstanding on your age. I think I can explain it that way to the others if need be. Still as I said, young for your level, but with in parameters for an elf. The rest makes sense to and goes a long way in explaining things."

"I do have a question." Cosmic starts, "Why do you two live here ?"

"Cause while the Lady has no problem with what I or Edora are, the church gets a bit wiggy about it. So we don't get to stay in the church itself. Also houses are expensive to rent. This place is cheaper than a house and really has better over all security if you think about it. Magical thieves not withstanding."

"Well the Goddess is a very evolved being, so I can see that part. While most mortals are not so evolved. Some of us get that way cause we study on it but its rare. As for myself, I am a very old soul and I remember pieces of my past lives. Not completely sure on how many are real though, as well sometimes dreams mix in to it."

Esmerelda nods, "Wolves tend to believe in past lives. Reincarnation and all that. Many seek to connect with their past selves, mostly looking to see if they were a shifter in some past incarnation and then gain knowledge or skills from that time."

Cosmic nods, "I remember being a priest of Thoth in the ancient times. I got another memory, one of my oldest, but I don't know which of the 5 people in the memory was me. Which is a tad frustrating as you may imagine. Bronze age adventuring group, but its only one image of the group walking through a group of really big trees. There was an elf, a thin man, a blond girl, a boy and a white tiger shifter who feels like he was protective of the boy. Or she, not clear on the tigers gender. The thin man feels like a mage of some kind the rest I don't know. Not sure of the elfs gender either come to think of it. Not sure if I was one of them, or someone watching them either." she tells her slowly.

Esmerelda nods, "Old memory, good recall though and yes I can imagine."

"I got a couple memories that I am not sure if they were real or just dreams. Including being some kind of daywalker who was of a group called the veneficus, I think. Powerful mystic and wizard who was in love with a torridor. He started out as a night walker but do to his powerful mysticism and the help of some gods, he became a daywalker as well as the founder of a new clan. But like I said, I don't know how much of that is true and how much is dream."

She nods, "Your one of those people who gets very clear dreams aren't you ?"

"Complete with plots, though not all make sense when I wake up. I do tend to recall many of my dreams, but that is because I spent a great deal of time learning to control and recall my dreams."

Esmerelda nods, "We of the church of Suine do that to cause she loves to manifest in our dreams. There is a whole sect in the church that is so dedicated to that, that they do almost nothing else. Lots of meditation training in that group. They get to the point where they can do normal chores and be half asleep."

Frowning, "That is not a healthy activity. Good way to break the mind really. But I am not going to say much on it cause its your faith and all. I learned the hard way about talking about different faiths and politics with people. Good way to get lynched in some places."

Esmerelda bites her lips in a grin and nods, "Oh I understand, you have very different training and such than me. As such your views may not be compatible with mine. So I do appreciate that. I don't mind discussing philosophy and all, as long as your not trying to convert me. I won't try to convert you either, just to be fair."

Cosmic shrugs, "My understanding is different from yours is all. There is some overlaps which is why I can use Suines blessings to increase my powers, but there are differences to. Just to be clear. Inside the temple city grounds I get an effective 3 level boost to my exorcism techniques. Outside it drops to level 7. Also I use the aura field, which is very like a paladin aura, but I can extend mine out to 30 feet in all directions from myself when I focus. The humming is actually part of a meditation technique. I don't really Need to do it to use my powers, its just easier for me to do it that way. Helps me visualize things better. A few of my teachers call that 'having a crutch'. But as it works for me I don't see a problem with it."

Esmerelda slowly nods, she has heard of people who use sounds in their meditations as a way to connect to their inner selves. She does not see a problem with it either. Its all part of the learning of the self after all. "That reminds me, when you were fighting Zene, what is it you shouted during those attacks. They did not translate."

"First one is Rising Dragon Fist, the second was Tornado Whirlwind Leg, They are actually from a play about magical street fighters. I just do that cause its fun."

Esmerelda looks wide eyed then just chuckles as she gets it. Some of it is real combat techniques, some of it was pure show, her being dramatic.

"The attacks are real, just the words and all, well they help me keep it from getting serious. You can imagine what it would have been like had I been Serious during that fight. Bits and pieces of furry all over the place." Esmerelda is nodding and chuckling. She really wants to tell Zene that she was not fighting him Seriously cause she did not want to kill him. Serious fighting for her tends to end with her oppenent in pieces all over the surroundings.

"There are some other things I am working on. I need to be very careful on things. I am actually super humanly strong and fast on top of everything else. Which is why I am so focused."

"How strong ?"

"Suine says equivalent to a storm giant. Speed, I can move up to 4 times faster than a normal person. That is Before I cross my psychokenetic abilities in to things." Cosmic explains.

Esmerelda slowly nods, she understands why Cosmic is telling her this in confidence. She is trying to be honest with her and wants her to understand that the goddess put a little to much power in to the small woman.

"I got special weaknesses to. Trouble magnet is one, you have seen that in action just yesterday. Assholes, theives, self important sorts and all that are part of it. The other problem, because of all the physical enchancements, blood drinkers will find me extra tasty. Though the dark infused ones will die if they try and drink from me cause the Holy goes all the way through. The last part on that though, if I ever got turned, I would keep everything I have now and gain all the clan powers, also will be a daywalker even if turned by a nightwalker cause of the Holy. But the Only way that would happen would be an accidental turn. Given my powers, The only way for that to happen, well I wound need to be unconscious. I got a wide selection of kinetic powers. Ice, fire, lightning and force." she is almost whispering when she gets to the end of that.

Esmerelda stares at her, "Ok that is a wow and I am never letting Edora taste you. Don't need her getting addicted to you. She is dangerous enough just being as she is now."

Cosmic nods, "I have other powers to, but" shrugs. "Psionic healing power, then using the kinetic powers I can spiderclimb but have not worked out flight yet. That is possible but it takes practice. I can jump really far, but again that is crossing my kinetic abilities in to it. Sort of boost to that. I can jump over 30ft straight up, or 40 feet down at this point. Which is as close to flying as I got worked out at this point. Oh I Think some of my strength is from the kinetic stuff to as I can't really turn it off." sucks her lips as she admits that. She is working some of this out as she talks as well.

Nodding, "Ok that makes a great deal of sense. The kinetic field around your body increasing your physical abilities. Probably not as strong with out it but as you say, right now you can't fully turn it off. Explains that soft light that is always around you really. You glow in a soft silver light."

Cosmic stares straight ahead, then looks at her hands, "I can't see it. So I will take your word for it." Sighs, "Really I am trying to work out a bunch of stuff. I got all this stuff in my head, but its list and some kind of number system that I don't fully understand. So while talking to you, I am working out why certain things work the way they do to."

Esmerelda nods, "Makes sense to me. You got a whole bunch of new skills and powers and have to adjust to it very quickly. So your using things from different sources while you do that. Is the makaya real ?"

Cosmic nods, "Yes it is. Its a kinetic bolt type attack. The chant is just focusing the energy, the shape is a ball, which expands as its released. I Think I can teach some of this stuff really as I really did study on this stuff for a long time. But I do tend to mix in some more dramatic things cause its just easier for my own way of thinking to do things." she sighs, then a thought occurs to her, "Say is there someplace I can practice my more devistating abilities around here ? Outside the city is probably better given the nature of some of my powers and all."

Esmerelda thinks on it then shrugs, "Not really sure to tell the truth. Used to be but with the war and all. The vampires are just the tip of the enemy forces. Its a whole cult of people who want the world to come to an end."

"Death cult, got it. Bunch of losers and whiners who need to die first." Cosmic states in a deadpan voice. Esmerelda nods, "Would be so nice if they would do that. Instead of trying to end the rest of us to."

"People like that show up in my old world to. They decide that the world is a lost cause and as such they need to end it. Most of them just do something stupid and die off. Others make cursed items and are more active in trying to end everything. People like them make me want to introduce them to Mortality. Um that is one of the names of the Grand Reaper. He is in no hurry for the multiverse to come to an end. As it would be the end of Him to. He exist as long as Life exist after all."

Esmerelda grins and nods, she has heard that story to. Or ones like it. Death is not interested in the end of everything as it would be out of a job. In a very permanent way. While the Gods of Destruction want it all to end cause they don't like anyone, themselves included.

After a minute they run out of topics then Esmerelda's stomach rumbles followed by Cosmics. They grin at each other as Cosmic comments, "now are tummies are talking to each other."

Esmerelda grins, "Saying we want food. Ah, I want meat but its expensive."

"I got some ground beef patties I need to use. 8 of them, 1/4 pound each. I got a dozen eggs, some cheese, and a gallon of 2% fat milk to. Not sure, even with the preservation magics, how long they will stay good in my magic bags."

Esmerelda slowly nods, "If your careful, maybe 2 or 3 weeks I think. Depends on how strong the magic is."

"Suine made them."

Long slow nod, "Oh well in that case, 2 or 3 months, or longer. She is really good at that kind of magic."

"She is the one who enchanted my shoes and shorts to. That's why I know what they do." Cosmic tells her, "Was a sign on bonus."

Esmerelda just smiles at her and nods. Nice bonuses really.

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Down stairs they come across a scene.

A group of high minded elves are arguing with Lazlo. Demanding that he hand over the elf he is 'keeping' there.

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Cosmic, standing on the stairs, massive box on her sholders, calls out, "Hey morons, He is not keeping me anywhere, this is an Inn."

They all look at her, one comes over to her, "Your coming with us. Your to young to be here on your own."

"I am 110 shithead, and if you morons try and force me to leave I will break you in to little arrogant pieces." she informs them.

The group leader looks confused, "We were told you were 60."

Sighing, "I know where that came from. Someone who does not understand math. I was 60 when I started on the path I follow now, 50 years ago. I am a warrior mage."

One priest fellow cast some kind of prayer spell, then his eyes go wide and he sighs, "She is speaking the truth."

The leader sighs, "We are sorry to have bothered you miss."

She nods, "I understand, I have a youthful face. It causes me no end of trouble to. The number of people who seem to think I am a child or stupid or nieve. Happens allot." she grouses, which to them explains why she is so angry.

Esmerelda clears her throat, "The age thing is my fault. I got it wrong when she told me when we first met, cause like she says, she has a youthful face. Still she is a 9th ranked warrior and 10th ranked mage according to the adventurers guild, whom we saw yesterday. She was getting checked because she was level 7 the last time she was checked."

The elves all nod and a few others are taking in that the girl is older. Still for her age, her skill level is impressive given she is an elf and all.

Leader ask, "What form of warrior are you ?"

"Chi Master." she answers.

They all slowly nod and carefully move around her, well out of reach, "Ah I wish you a good day. I will inform our people of the mistake."

Not one of the people there misses how the elves are acting when she told them her warrior style. They can smell the fear the elves were giving off when she made her statement. Most don't know what a 'Chi Master' is, but those elves were pretty high level, which just adds to Cosmics reputation now.

After the elves leave, "So why are they afraid of you ?"

"Chi Masters are amoung the Elite. We have something of a reputation of breaking people who annoy us." she tells him.

Lazlo nods, "Like with Zene."

"Naw, he did not annoy me. I understood him just fine. I used minimum power fighting him. Had to basically pull my punches, cause otherwise" her hand lights up as small lightning play across it, "There would not have been much left of him."

Esmerelda nods, "Like I told you all before. She is dangerous. Chi is a spirit based set of skills. Her skill level is so high she glows softly, constantly. Its more noticeable in the dark, but she has a constant silver aura. Which I learned is a side effect of her skill sets."

"Silver is like the 3rd level on the aura scale. First is a red aura but it only shows up in combat and even then only on the arms and legs. A Master glows gold. High Masters can control the aura so its not a constant kind of thing. But crossing my Chi abilities with my spiritualist abilities is what allows me to do such powerful exorcisms." she pauses, and sighs, " Which I learned from my mother. She was a high priestess you see. The Metaphysical Church of Light I think is how it translates." she says softly so only Lazlo and Esmerelda can hear her.

Lazlo nods, makes sense to him. Family teachings tend to stick better in his opinion. Explains to him about how she is able to do the kind of spells and blessings she does. Not that he minds as she keeps his place cleansed as a matter of course. Though he kind of agree's with some of the others that it's to bad those cleansings don't get rid of idiots. Stan and Zene would be two of the first to leave town. Stan likes to cheat people and Zene is little more than a bully really. Galford is not much better, but he is a paladin and so probably immune to her power. Well the blessing version at any rate.

The lightning fist she just did, no words, just will, that made an impression to. No holding back plus spiritual lightning, lots of burning fur and probably other body parts. Really helps explain how she could take out the vampire warrior Traylor. Super strong, extremely arrogant, and one who had ended several wolves over the last few years.

Then he met the elf and his end at the same time. None are sorry he is gone, a few wish they could have seen it though.

A female comes over to her, "Can you teach others how you fight ?"

Cosmic thinks, "Maybe. Never tried to tell the truth. Well on the fighting, but it takes years to get to where I am. Even the basics can take a minimum of 3 to 5 years to learn. Now mind you my teachers were human, so I am not mixing in the elven mind set in to this stuff. What I do, combat wise, is called Mixed Martial Arts, as its a multi style mix from many different places. I do want to state one other thing, growing up, well my mom was a widow, she married a human man when I was still very young. So I grew up around humans and as such I got some of thier bad habits. But I also got really good at spotting human levels of Stupid to. Which is a help in my life as I seem to be an asshole magnet."

Several of them chuckle about that. A few get what she is talking about to. Having grown up in a mixed family gives her a wider and somewhat different world view than someone who only spent time with their own race.

"My mom died in a bad carrage accident when I was in my mid 40s. My father died some 40 years later, he was 80. HE was murdered though. After my mom died, he married again. The woman he married had children of her own. Her son turned out to be an evil bastard who arranged for his sister, then mother, then my father to be killed over a few years time, so he could inherit his mothers fortune. Thing is my brother, who is a half elf, just to be clear on that, had my fathers spirit raised to find out how he died. Came out our step brother poisoned him. So step brother is in prison. The investigation in to things brought to light that he had done lots of other nasty and illegal things to cause he was a scuzzy evil bastard. Through out all of that I was away at school. Learning magic and side lining in the martial arts stuff. I learned most of this second hand through other relitives." She is pushing this empty bowl around the counter, with out touching it, as she tells them about this stuff. Mixing her real life, with the fantasy stuff from her new incarnation. She worked out doing it this way would cover any mistakes she would make when speaking of her past, if she brought up her human relitives.

One of the men ask, "What happened to your real father ?"

"No idea. Just some family rumors really." pauses in thought, "According to one of my cousins, he was caught beating my mom by grandfather. Reputedly no one ever saw him after that. A few hints that he is buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in the mountains." Several of these people are chuckling over that part of the story. Abusive male gets caught by the womans father. One less abusive male in the world. "Moms side of the family, was blessed by the gods. All of us have strong spiritaul powers, gifts from the gods kinds of things. Like Great Grandfather can heal any wound or disease, simply by laying his hands on someone and willing it. Grandfather could find Anyone, just by holding something they owned. Law persons loved that about him. Mom was a very gifted astrologer, except where her family was concerned. I think her emotions got in the way there. Me I was born with a powerful spirit sense, which is why I got training in exorcisms. Mom made me learn that stuff. Which I did till she died. I really have not done much with that stuff till I came here to tell the truth. I am only a level 7 exorcist, though with in Suines wards I can boost the power up a couple levels. Outside of town the levels drop to 7. Its just the kind of training I have calls on powers that are an antonym the powers of darkness and destruction. Life, Light, and Love. Which because of that, the blessings have a greater effect than against a more normal kind of evil." she looks around at her audence, "ok Normal and Evil I know does not make much sense. But there are different kinds of evil in the worlds and as such some blessings work better than others against them."

They all slowly nod in understanding as it makes sense really. The Dark is weak against Light, Destruction is weak against creation and hate against Love. Death vs Life is another way to look at it. The thing is, most everyone in this inn are the Elite Guard for the temple. They are all Holy Warriors and as such have training in the faith and so some understanding of what she is talking about.

The female thinks to explain this, "Cosmic, we understand That part. Everyone here works for the church in some capacity, from priest like Esmerelda to the holy guards. There are even a few paladins that live here. I myself am a rank 5 Holy Warrior. Meaning we got some of the priest training but are more focused on protecting the church and the faithful. I know from experience allot of people don't really understand that as they get stuck on the 'warrior' part of the description."

"Also very few ever explain the Holy part in that equation, so the common person thinks its more an honorary title." Cosmic points out to them, which has a few of them looking surprised.

"Ah, I am Renee. I forgot you don't know everyones name yet." she grins.

Lazlo nods, "Well no one else has annoyed her so I have not made it a point to give her their names."

Esmerelda points at him, "HE is a retired guard and adventurer. That is how he got the money to open his own inn. Which pretty much got taken over by the Elite Guard and a the packs, when the war started pushing more civilians in to the city."

Lazlo shrugs, "I don't mind that really. I feel its just safer all around if the packs are around our own kind and have a safe place they can unwind. Which is why I have so much sturdy furniture around here and a large fighting yard around back."

Cosmic just grins at him and sighs, "Thats why I ended up with a converted closet for a room isn't it ?"

He nods, "Pretty much. No other rooms left to tell the truth. Also why several people are forced to share rooms to. Your actually lucky to have a room to yourself."

She shrugs, "Probably safer that way. I am telekinetic and well, nightmares and the telekinetic are never fun." the bowl floats in to the air, "Stuff flying around and all."

Several people note that and a few swallow a bit thickly. Right, next level of scary, they are not sure how many more levels of Scary she has to tell the truth. But at this point very few feel they could challenge her in any contest of a physical sort and win.

Renee ask, "What did you mean when you said you have some human bad habits ?"

"Ah, well that is mostly from the elven point of view. Humans rarely take time to and I am quoting here, 'do things properly'. Meaning, well like metal working as an example. You all have some idea how long it takes for the average elf smith to make say a sword ?"

Male in wilderness gear (padded armor, bows, chain coif), "On average 3 or 4 years."

"Right, but a human doing the same job. Good looking and useable, about a week, on the other hand, something usable but not fancy, is about 3 to 5 days IF you have the time to focus on just the one item. Then again, there are special swords that can take a year or more and multiple smiths to make as well, those are human smiths mind you. But I am not talking about that level or type of smithing for my example." she spotted a woman with what looks like a katana on her back, so she thought to mention that as an average katana can take over a year to make properly. "So a bad habit is not taking my time and doing things slowly with great care, but doing things in a timely manner. Which is supposedly part of the elven training do to our long life spans. I personally find that mentality a bit stupid. Being careful is fine, but when it takes an Elf years to do the same thing a human can do in far less time, thats when it gets stupid. So allot of my thought processes seem closer to the human way of doing things. This is not to say I did not get the elven life training. I did, I just don't agree with a lot of it. I have also noted it starts to break down when elves get around the 700 or so age mark cause I really think its flawed. All this training in Suppressing our emotions, not Feeling things as deeply. Burying our passions. In the long run it fails, so what is the point of it."

A few look surprised and some others nod to it. It explains SO much about elves and their largely withdrawn and arrogant emotional feel.

Cosmic goes on to explain, "I am a grey elf. In olden times, before all the emotional represson stuff, my race lived on average 1500 to 2000 years. Now days Most barely make it over 900 years now as their minds can't take the strain anymore and they get suicidal."

Esmerelda is grinning and nodding, "I have heard those old stories and that really explains a lot. So by their point of view you would be a barbarian mind set."

"From their point of view I have not 'grown up' and need more forced training in being a Proper Adult. I think the Enthropy has moved in to them and is trying to end my people. Its another reason the birth rate in elves has dropped so much in the last couple hundred years. We are not allowed to Feel passion. Every emotion is to be Muted. To that I say, Fuck That." Cosmic is showing a lot more passion in her speach than any elf they have ever seen and her words explain a great deal about the People. "Which is also why I don't follow the elven gods. The Gods I follow promote life, promote Feeling and experiencing Life. Not hiding from it. Also I have looked at these so called gods and seen the amount of Hate they have of other races and it makes me wonder about them. So I refuse to follow them. Suine is a much more evolved God than any of the Elven gods I have seen."

That gives many there something to consider. Something those who have studied other faiths, some insight to that as well.

This one girl, the one with the katana over her sholder, nods, "I can see that to. Corellon for example promotes a great deal of intollerance, most of it is racial to. But the Lady, she puts forth hope, that is why people like us are allowed in the faith, why she allows for blood drinkers and other intelligent ones sancuary in her faith. As you say, she is more evolved and open minded. I know how shifters are seen in the world. But I think I like you elf, you got spunk and a strong sense of self. Don't know the names of the Gods you worship, but I like the attitude."

"I worship the gods of Creation and the aspects of Life, Love, and Light. I don't believe they really have names the way Suine does as they are above ones such as she." Cosmic states.

The womans eyes start to narrow, but then this Halo of Light, the Holy Sun, forms around her head as the Goddess explains a few things to this one.

Her eyes turn gold and the voice that comes from her, is amused and Not the voice of the girl but Suine the goddess, "Cosmic I think your pushing a little bit there. Please lets not break my people hm ?" she is chuckling about that as she turns and looks around the room, through the eyes of her paladin, "Cosmic is a highly advanced soul, she draws her power from the same realms I do really. But she can only do that because of her own spiritual advancement. That took many many life times of her Souls journey to reach. Sometimes though she gets a little impatient in trying to teach her understanding to others. She means well, but well." shrugs.

"On a different note, I agree on her take on elves training on emotion repression. They have forgotten how to live and seem afraid to do so. That fear makes them want to make it so no elf is allowed to live their lives the way They want to. So there is a rift between the sect that Cosmic belongs to and the majority of the elven people. Cosmic is from a minority group of elves who try to live the way their ancestors did. Before this 'age training' and 'emotional repression' fad started. That is someone those from the Moonbow church, try and capture so they can force them in to Thier way of doing things. IF they did that to one like Cosmic, well it would destroy her. All her hard won spiritaul developement and skills would be lost. That is a big reason I wanted her here amoung you all. To help protect her from them, for despite her power, there are a lot of them and they are to self important and stubborn to allow anyone to be different." then she is gone and the girl is looking Very surprised. (her eyes are now blue, which shows the Goddess is not riding her).

The people there are stunned. The Goddess does not manifest like that very often. They think maybe 3 times in the last decade. Since the war started she has shown up in many dreams, but to Ride someone like she just did, no. She has only ridden someone maybe a couple handfulls in their history, and her own avatar has only shown up a total of 10 times. And all those times were for special people, or events of great importance.

(that is as far as the faithful know, in reality she has some 'stealth avatars' that see far more use. Like the one who visited Cosmic when she came to this world.)

The red haired woman slowly nods, "So that is why your so important to her. Wow. Ok then."

Renee ask, with just a touch of wonder, "Are you ok Tress'ol ?"

Tress'ol slowly nods, "Yes, I think so. Strange feeling to have the Goddess in my mind though. At least she was amused, though I got a glimpse of other things in that, I will have to meditate on that to. Though I think my paladins arrogance just got knocked off its stool."

A few people there chuckle about that. Paladins have that little problem of getting a little full of themselves because of their stations in their faith. As such sometimes the Gods do things to give them a bit of Humility and bring them back down to earth. Tress'ol feels that is partly why the Goddess chose her to speak through. Though she also thinks if Galford had been here the goddess would have tried to put him in his place as he is more arrogant than most Alpha's and Paladins combined.

"The point she made about the Moonbow faith is important really. Given they are a Death Cult. They don't focus on the death of the world though, just the death of the elven race. The irony is the cult who is at war with you all is a different kind of death cult. They seek the death of pretty much everyone. But the two will not work together because elves are taught to loath the undead." Cosmic points out.

One fellow ask her, "What would you do if they, the elves, tried to force you down their path ?"

"Just tell them I am a reincarnated type. Which really is true of everyone but most people, if you mention that, they tend to think of the godly miracle form instead of the normal form." she cheerfully points out. The shifters, for the most part, nod and chuckle over that observation. They, as a people, believe in reincarnation of the soul. But can see it from the other aspect to.

Esmerelda sighs and nods as she knows that is the truth for Cosmic. But she taps Cosmic, "Breakfast ?"

"OH Right!." turns to Lazlo, "Say Lazlo can I barrow your kitchen to make me and Esmerelda some breakfast ?"

Lazlo gets this odd look and moves between her and his kitchen, "I got my own pan if that helps." she digs through her chest and pulls out this 6 inch iron skillet and some grilling tools. "Otherwise the only way I can fix anything is I got a small portable grill." she pulls the bucket shaped charcoal grill out of one of her magic bags, showing it to him and giving him the idea she may try cooking in her room or the like.

He looks a bit worried, "Cooking is not allowed in the rooms."

"I know that, no ventalation for one. Ergo why I wanted to borrow your kitchen. I will clean up after myself."

Everyone is watching him cause he Never lets anyone use his kitchen. Even Hal, who is the night warden, is not allowed to use His kitchen. He is very territorial about it. "No. I don't allow anyone to use my kitchen. I did that in the past and regretted it every time. Now I will do special orders if you got the food, but that is it."

Cosmic looks at Esmerelda, who shrugs, then she looks at him, "I was going to cook those beef patties I showed you yesterday and maybe some eggs as I got a dozen eggs with me. Though thinking about it, I may not need to use a kitchen." she holds up her left hand and fire envelopes it, "Never tried to cook using my spirit fire before though."

That really is all it took for him to let her use his kitchen, the idea of her experimenting with her own inborn fire Inside his inn. Though he insist on watching her while she cooks.

Pretty much Everyone there understands why he changed his mind. Fire magic and cooking rarely work out well, especially inside a wood building.

Tress'ol looks at Esmerelda, "She seems very good at manipulating people doesn't she ?"

Esmerelda nods, "She see's auras, constantly, so knows the persons emotions. She actually got Hal to smile the night she came here."

Tress'ol and Renee slowly nod to that. Hal Never smiles. He is stotic, no non-sence, and humorless. So that is seen as a minor miracle around here. "He told her not to make a mess of her room. So she said no painting it pink or planting flowers. It surprised him enough that a smile escaped." the priestess tells the other women.

They just shake their heads, with an amused grin themselves.