Fallen by Niall Teasdale

Author:Niall Teasdale
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, gods, lighthearted, goddesses, adventurers, god war

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‘How is it that you know the goddess?’ Lemaria asked as Alex helped her carry blankets to the guest rooms. There were two priestesses busy dusting them now because they were almost never used.

‘She fell into a lake in front of me,’ Alex replied.

‘Fell? Into a lake?’

Alex nodded. ‘Naked.’

‘N-naked? I see. So, when she said she was kicked out of Godspire…’

‘I think she means literally. I’m not sure she remembers the details yet though. She’s never said anything about exactly how it happened. She said why it happened, but never what they did to get her out. Considering the memory loss, I’d imagine it wasn’t nice.’

‘Mm. Why are you still with her?’

Alex was silent for a second and Lemaria glanced at him. ‘I have no idea.’

‘Oh.’

‘I… I didn’t have anything better to do? How did you end up as a priestess?’

‘Oh, well, that’s easy. I grew up in the slums.’

‘I’m sorry.’

Lemaria shrugged. ‘It is what it is. It wasn’t great, but I had magic. I mean, I could work magic even before I became a priestess, and my parents pushed me into coming here to learn more about it. And then I kind of gravitated toward the priesthood after my parents died.’

‘Again, I’m sorry.’

‘It is what it is. Life in the slums is not easy.’

‘I’d gathered. If you don’t mind me saying, you’re young for an archpriestess.’

‘I didn’t step back fast enough. Seriously. The last archpriestess was planning to retire when I became an acolyte and no one else wanted the job. So, they kind of steered me into it. I was running the place before I knew it happened. And then Miralin went off to teach at some tiny temple in the north, and I was about as amazed as anyone when the goddess accepted me as the new archpriestess, but she did so I’m stuck with it. I really like teaching the kids. I don’t get to do it that much because there’s always something else that needs doing.’

‘And when you get a chance, along comes Mysara to interrupt.’

‘Well, yes, but I was doing it mostly to avoid everything else that’s happening. I mean, I’m glad she’s here because it means Noldrik was wrong.’

‘Noldrik? I’ve heard the name before, but I’ve no idea who he is.’

‘Grand archpriest of Orealis. He pronounced the goddess deceased. Though he’s actually got one of his archpriests doing most of the work. A disagreeable man named Wongrast.’

‘Then, this Wongrast is likely to turn up for that book?’

‘Probably.’

‘And he’s disagreeable.’

‘Very. Arrogant, opinionated, convinced of his own superiority over every other living being on the planet, and kind of sweaty.’

‘Huh. I don’t want to think about what Mysara might do with that. She gave a guy in the Adventurers’ Guild uncontrollable flatulence and the runs just for saying she should give up being goddess of magic.’

‘Y-yes, I’d kind of worked out that it might be bad.’

‘Can you stand up to him this time? Tell him to get lost?’

The archpriestess of Mysara straightened her back. ‘I’m going to have to.

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