The Grand Coven

I did two things this weekend I would have never thought I'd do -- let Nadia focus her wrath on me, and once again become the high priestess of the Coven.

The first, I deserved. I told her that I had not kept my promise to stay away from Joel. I can't seem to keep that from her, without feeling somewhat guilty. What can I say? She is like a sister to me. Well... as of this weekend, she actually is a sister to me.

That brings us to the second...
I rejoined the sisterhood because I felt her calling to me again. Because I knew what the plan was. She spoke to me. She spoke to me as she did so long ago. I had forgotten how much I missed it. But I expected nothing more than to follow Her guidance again.

And so I sit now, High Priestess once again. I have Her ear. She speaks to me. In the past, I knew just what to do with that. This next task will be much more difficult than anything I've dealt with before. I'm going to need all the help from Her that I can get.

I hope I get hazard pay for this....

Promises

I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I mean, just what is the purpose of making a promise to someone? Is it a test of your own willpower? Of your love, or friendship?

Earlier today, I popped into Orchid's shop to chat. Just as I entered, I saw Ranmaru down on one knee, proposing to Aryia. Afterwards, we began talking about ceremonies, handfasting and the like. Someone there, I don't recall who, brought up that marriage is 'forever'. Correcting them, I said that it was silly to promise yourself forever, since you're inevitably breaking that promise the moment you die.

I had always made certain that when I made a promise to somebody, I kept it, no matter what I had to do. I was careful with the promises I made so that I could be sure I was able to see them through. That is, until recently. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Ok, that's not entirely true. I do know how I feel about it. And it's pretty frustrating. It's not something I wanted to do. So now I have to figure out what to do next.

All of this is seriously damaging my fun.

My vacation was an eventful one. Not the way that most would think, of course. Especially considering it was my vacation.

I've spent this time since my retirement in a sort of limbo. Not sure what my future has in store for me, and silence from Her since shortly after Dashiva and I split.

So what, then, did happen while I was away? As I lay quietly by the river collecting my thoughts(and tanning), a voice came to me that I'd not heard in years. What She said is of concern only to me, but rest assured the end result will be seen and heard soon enough.

Until then, watch yourselves, Malia the coven witch has returned.