[it may be all the worse if it comes out that not only does Olivine have to maintain that persona, but also... most people wouldn't even believe the idea of him being a heathen. at least it no longer causes too much trouble, though it's still taken the better part of two years to really move forward very far.
at that question, he pauses, huffing a little laugh.]
Is it that curious? To be honest, it's more that... my confidence has only finally grown enough to consider it, of late. He's one of my companions, back home—Eiden.
Although my duties have often kept me distanced from him, I cherish every moment we're able to spend together, since he helped me to understand that I was... mm. Able to be more than just a priest in a temple.
[that's a careful dodge of the details, but it gives enough to start to spin the story correctly. for a moment, the priest's expression is both fond and troubled, fingers lacing together in his lap.]
He was here as well, for a time... but it seems that he is no longer. [that is a very fresh wound, but since so many people he's met knew Eiden here, it feels better to head off any potential questions.]
no subject
at that question, he pauses, huffing a little laugh.]
Is it that curious? To be honest, it's more that... my confidence has only finally grown enough to consider it, of late. He's one of my companions, back home—Eiden.
Although my duties have often kept me distanced from him, I cherish every moment we're able to spend together, since he helped me to understand that I was... mm. Able to be more than just a priest in a temple.
[that's a careful dodge of the details, but it gives enough to start to spin the story correctly. for a moment, the priest's expression is both fond and troubled, fingers lacing together in his lap.]
He was here as well, for a time... but it seems that he is no longer. [that is a very fresh wound, but since so many people he's met knew Eiden here, it feels better to head off any potential questions.]