Religion

"Morvath, open the shadow," I tell my dragon, and then he raises his wing and positions it like a door that's a neat trick I discovered he can do, even though it's not a true skill.

However, he can send things through the shadows, and since he's so big, he practically opens a portal with his wings.

"You may enter," I say to everyone who decided to come with me on this arduous journey, and then that child speaks to me.

"Ma'am...will you really help us if we go with you?" Her question carries a glimmer of hope but also doubts about this choice.

"You can call me Isabel, and yes, I can assure you that I'll take care of you, but listen closely, little one I only look after those who have true faith in my goddess."

'I'll kill the useless ones who only joined this to escape,' my allies and I make a strict and harsh selection. First, we take them with us, then we teach and care for them.