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Ruz decides to investigate the lead in Odalabon first. He still has every intention of checking out the tolkavi villages, but the priestess in the sauzer town seems more pressing.
"So, could you tell me more about this priestess?"
Neai takes a deep breath.
"Um, sure! See, you know, there's this thing where you have to have a temple in order for the town to 'really' be a town, and if you're not 'really' a town then you don't usually get trained guards, so when they set up Odalabon they got this kind of kooky girl, uh, Lani is her name, from somewhere way east of here to come run the temple. And, um, I mean, I think she's supposed to tell the rest of us about the spirits and the gods and stuff, and talk with the local spirits to make sure that the town is safe. And, I mean, she kind of does that, but mostly she begs the farmers, and the guards, and my father, and really anyone, for drinks. She says they help her 'trance' or whatever, which I guess is a thing you have to do to commune with spirits, but I don't really know. Anyway, when I go in and watch what she's doing like she lets me do sometimes, she does seem to be talking with spirits. And, I mean, if she's not around for whatever reason, because sometimes she does things like sleep for two or three days, she does have an acolyte, Nymytan or something like that, who I don't think is nearly as good at the spirit-talking thing, but she could at least try, or maybe talk Lani into doing something if she's not in the mood. Am I rambling?"
"... Yes, but it's okay. ... So. I guess we'll head there for now. I want to check out the villages to the north and south of here before we actually talk to a spirit, but the way you describe it, that would be something we would need to set up in advance anyway."
"Probably!"
Ruz starts leading Neai into the village.
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