Opposing Forces

Treni was sitting at a desk, reading the three letters that had been delivered to her via her first priestess. They came from the nearest towns, the ones where her agents had been sent to start preaching about her worship. They were to be the first tests to see what she could change and improve to infiltrate the towns farther away from Crown.

Rudsis climbed up the stairs and entered the goddess' abode. She was distracted, and did not notice him, but he looked around an commented, "I could swear this room changes every time I see it."

"It depends on what I need." She did not notice that her voice had unconsciously taken on a softer tone. She left the letter on the desk and turned to him. "How are your people, king of Crown?"

"By the number of them seeking audiences, quite content. There was a dispute about two men claiming to be the fathers of a baby, and a woman came to accuse a man of wanting her to be faithful to only him."