Surrounded by suffering, I could think of little else other than the rite of sacrifice. Powerless as I was, I believed it was the only way I could help anyone.
We believed that when calamity struck the island, it was the Dragon God's wrath, that it was enraged and frenzied, and could only be appeased with a sacrifice.
The responsibility for that falls to the priestess of the island. I had spent my entire life preparing for such a day.
... [ there's a small nod. ] Knowing it would help your people probably made it a little less daunting to think about. I don't know how a person could approach it lightly at all.
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Surrounded by suffering, I could think of little else other than the rite of sacrifice. Powerless as I was, I believed it was the only way I could help anyone.
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... can you tell me a little more about the rite? What would it have done?
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The responsibility for that falls to the priestess of the island. I had spent my entire life preparing for such a day.
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So... it was something you knew was inevitable more than a suggestion. That one day, you might have to go through with it. Did that ever worry you?
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