Ani becomes Marythen

The Cloudless Sanctum.
Flowing geometrical patterns of blue and ivory tiles line the high vaults of the ceiling, combining
in curving circles and whorls that hint at more complex and meaningful patterns within the curves of
the domes. High slits in the vaults of the ceiling admit light that spills across the sparkling
waters of the font, raising silvery reflections from the quartz of the basin. Indistinct images
whisper through the air, evaporating into daydreams as soon as they manifest. A soft, sweet breeze
eddies through the chamber, bringing with it the scent of flowers and fresh air. Water flowing
endlessly into the world beyond, the Font of Creativity stands here emanating a sense of peaceful
serenity and power. Daiua Greenthorn stands here, her midnight-hued eyes darting about in constant
examination. A pair of slender eyestalks wriggling around attentively, a savage garosaur of fluffy,
dark green feathers stalks here, wings with viciously hooked tips protruding from the base of his
neck. A green parakeet scratches against the ground in his search for a quick meal. A fuzzy young
peacock stands here, his short crest twitching as he looks about. A snow white woolly rhino with a
curved horn and white-feathered wings dominates the area, watching with narrowed eyes. Tail
twitching with barely-repressed energy, Nazli pauses here for the moment. Snapdragon Aruokei with an
Unknown face stands at the ready, her face adorned with colourful warpaint. She wields a jawbone
claymore of shark teeth with both hands. Playing a spirited song on a wooden pan flute, an alluring
sileni frolics here. Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon stands here in a faint breeze of rustling leaves
and birdsong. You notice a variety of WARES for sale here.
You see exits leading northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.

Lief hides a grin behind her hand.

Lief wings merrily about you, her wings an excited hum.

Waykeeper Laroine Dekoven looks surprised and says to Lief, "Oh! I am not used to toys anymore. Ah-
I, I might try that."

You have emoted: With a light bounce in her step, Ani enters and smiles at everyone present,
"Hello".

"It's always good to remember how to play," Lief says to Laroine cheerfully, her eyes bright.

Lief nods her head enthusiastically at Laroine.

Lowering to let her feet touch upon the ground, Awanydd Lief Myeras-Silvermoon asks you, "Where
would you like to undergo your rite of certainty, Ani?"

Laroine turns to face you. She nods and smiles as she places one hand to her back. "Hello, Ani.",
she says quietly.

An orchid-adorned pavilion.
Four tiled columns stand at the corners of this pavilion, arching upwards to support a white plaster
dome decorated with sage and lavender tiles in complex, swirling spirals. The floor is similarly
adorned, unfolding into labyrinthine patterns of orchids as it encircles the tree. To every side,
flowers grow, encroaching, but not overgrowing, the tiled pathways leading through the inner
sanctum. The scent of sweet water and incense lingers in the air, providing a serene, appealing
atmosphere to the environs. A luminescent flower grows exuberantly here, stunning petals shifting
from one colour to the next. Flowers bloom amid the graceful, drooping leaves of a willow tree,
flourishing in the soil here. Clasping her hands serenely before her, Kavindra moves through the
room humming, lost in thought and reverie. A pair of slender eyestalks wriggling around attentively,
a savage garosaur of fluffy, dark green feathers stalks here, wings with viciously hooked tips
protruding from the base of his neck. A green parakeet scratches against the ground in his search
for a quick meal. A fuzzy young peacock stands here, his short crest twitching as he looks about.
You see exits leading northeast, southeast, and in.

Lief tells you, "Whenever you are ready, we will begin with the words!"

You have emoted: Ani takes a deep breath and then lets it out slowly, casting her eyes about the
pavilion. She takes a step forward and lifts her head confidently, her voice soft yet clear as she
speaks, "I am Yneli, and I have discovered that I am more than I knew I was."

Lief's wings kick up, humming to carry her gently aloft - higher, though not too much higher. She
smiles at you with warmth, and answers you with, "We see you, Ani, Yneli." She pauses, shuffling the
scarves about her arms until she selects a bright red scarf with an embossed tulip from the
colourful pile. Her gaze returns to you, steady, inquisitive. "What is something surprising you have
learned about yourself during your time as Yneli?"

You have emoted: Returning Lief's smile, Ani watches as the faeling lifts into the air and shuffles
several coloured scarves in her arms. She lifts a paw and rubs at her cheek thoughtfully,
contemplating the question a few moments before she replies, "I have come to learn many things about
myself in the time I have become Yneli, but the most surprising is knowing that I can't do
everything myself, however much I'd like to think I can. I have learnt that it is ok to ask for help
from others."

As she listens to your answer, Lief's expression warms once more. "May you always find help when
help is needed," she says as she holds a bright red scarf with an embossed tulip forward. Softly,
she adds, "We will always be there to answer your call, all of us."

Lief lifts a bright red scarf with an embossed tulip and carefully places it upon you.

Lief draws back with a smile, then asks, her voice clear as unmuddied water, "Who would ask the next
question?"

Lief's ears twitch as she listens, glancing at Aruokei and Laroine with a smile.

Laroine smiles and whispers, "I would like to take my turn, please."

Lief bows her antlered head, passing a bright orange scarf with an embossed tiger lily into
Laroine's hands.

Lief gives a bright orange scarf with an embossed tiger lily to Waykeeper Laroine Dekoven.

Carefully taking a few steps closer, Laroine watches the patterns on the ground. As the flowers that
fills the tiles move, she raises her lowered head to look at you, her wings idly moving from her
back. In a quiet voice, she asks, "If you are to choose one lesson from everything you have learned
in Life so far, what would it be? To clarify, what lesson would you wish to share aside from your
realization if you were given a chance to be heard by all? Choose one that resonates with your
spirit the most."

You have emoted: Ani's eyes move to Laroine, a smile curling up her lips as she steps closer. She
tilts her head, listening to Laroine's words before she responds, "To listen. Sometimes there is no
need for speech, simply to listen. I have found most do not listen properly, and it is something I
am actively trying to do each day I wake."

A smile breaks from Laroine's face as she listens to your words. Nodding her head and holding a
gauzy, translucent varicoloured scarf, the smile from her lips breaking wider, she says in a clear
tone, "Wise. That is indeed something we should all strive to learn to perfect. Listening."

Laroine lifts a bright orange scarf with an embossed tiger lily and carefully places it upon you.

Lief listens intently to you, then smiles with you answer. She inclines her head toward Laroine once
the scarf is placed, her eyes sparkling, prismatic colours briefly saturating their depths. She
rifles through the scarves upon her arm until she selects a bright yellow scarf with an embossed
daffodil, holding its merrily-dyed fabric in her fingers. To Aruokei, she offers it out and asks,
"Would you like to ask a question?"

Snapdragon Aruokei says to Lief, "Sure gimme."

Lief flashes Aruokei a joyous smile.

Lief gives a bright yellow scarf with an embossed daffodil to Snapdragon Aruokei.

The leaves upon the willow rustle and whisper together, and the five flowers in full bloom within
the draping branches shimmer and sparkle with fresh luminescence.

Snapdragon Aruokei says to you, "You've sat in the outer circle for a while. I assume you've spent
this time soaking in all of the teachings of Our Dear Lady. What speaks the greatest to you as you
prepare to move forward? Which aspect of the Lady do you find to be the one that invigorates you to
move forward with it held close?"

You have emoted: Ani gathers the end of one ear between her paws, tugging thoughtfully as she
ponders Aruokei's question. A faint blush creeps into her cheeks beneath her fur as she speaks, "If
I may answer with two teachings..?", she tilts her head briefly, before continuing, "I think both
Communion and Kinship speak most to me of the Lady's teachings. Both have guided me greatly thus
far, and ones I have pondered most in my time as Yneli. I think that these both would be teachings I
hold close as I move forward and would like to reflect on more. Communion for the bonds formed
between myself and others whoever they may be as well as the bond we have with the Serenwilde and
Lady Bloom, Kinship for the understanding of such connections."

Aruokei lifts a bright yellow scarf with an embossed daffodil and carefully places it upon you.

"One feeds into the other," Lief murmurs, "as do all the Truths, like a lake into a river into the
sea." She bows her antlered head respectfully toward Aruokei, then wings forward once more,
selecting a bright green scarf with an embossed carnation from her increasingly thinning piles. "I
will ask the next question," she says, her wings a quiet hum. She gazes steadily at you. "What is
one surprising hope you've discovered you harbor within your heart?"

You have emoted: Suddenly bouncing and her ears quivering, Ani smiles brightly at the question from
Lief, "Oh! In my time, I rejoined the Sowers of the Last Seed. The need and want, the hope to see
the world be returned to Nature has been most surprising to me. Of course, living within the Verdant
Land, such a hope is there anyway, but...the intensity of such has been surprising. And I would like
to do everything in my power, all of our power, to see such a dream eventually come true, or at
least set things in motion."

Lief's fingers caress a bright green scarf with an embossed carnation as she listens, and then dips
her chin with respect at your conclusion. "And we, of the Sowers and of the Serenwilde, entrust you
with that dream. May you never cease hoping and dreaming."

Lief lifts a bright green scarf with an embossed carnation and carefully places it upon you.

Laroine smiles as she watches Lief and you.

Lief draws back, a gentle smile upon her lips as her gaze lingers for a moment on you, before she
turns toward Laroine and Aruokei. "Who would ask the next question?"

Softly, Waykeeper Laroine Dekoven whispers, "May I?"

With a gentle nod, Lief gives a bright blue scarf with an embossed forget-me-not to Waykeeper
Laroine Dekoven.

Hands holding a scraf, Laroine turns to face you once again. The smile to her face fading as her
aura shifts to a more serious light. Softly, she asks, "There is balance to everything in life.
Winter to every summer. Rain to every bright sky. Death in every birth. If you were to remove a part
of what makes you, what would you choose to live without?"

Eyes still, her voice clear yet soft, Waykeeper Laroine Dekoven whispers, "To clarify, what would
you leave behind as you walk closer towards Her and towards the journey of yourself?"

You have emoted: A small frown creasres Ani's brow, and she rubs her cheek with a paw.

You say, "I would leave behind...I'm not sure. I think all my strengths and weaknesses, and all
aspects of my personality and how I am... they are what make me, me. I wouldn't be able to follow
the Lady Bloom otherwise in my own way, as everyone else does."

You tilt your head curiously.

You say, "Does.. that make sense? I hope it is an acceptable answer."

Laroine nods her head as she listens to you. "Yes, every answer is a reflection of yourself. Every
answer is your voice. It is you. No answer is ever a wrong one."

Laroine lifts a bright blue scarf with an embossed forget-me-not and carefully places it upon you.

Lief inclines her antlered head, then turns once more toward Laroine and Aruokei. "Who will ask the
final question?" she asks.

Lief flashes Aruokei a quiet, knowing smile, then turns, announcing, "I will take the final
question." She wings forward once more, a bright purple scarf with an embossed violet held between
her upturned palms, and studies your eyes intently. "What have you learned that 'faith' means to
you?"

You have emoted: Ani shifts from foot to foot as she thinks. "Faith to me means a certainty.. to
have a complete confidence that the Nine Truths of the Lady Bloom will help guide me along the Way
of the Blossom and will bring me ever closer to knowing my true self."

Lief bows her antlered head, the motion gently ruffling the leaves and blossoms twined through her
antlers. "May you carry the certainty of Her love and wisdom with you always."

Lief lifts a bright purple scarf with an embossed violet and carefully places it upon you.

Lief draws back, her hands clasped before herself, admiring you in all her manifold colours.

Lief tells you, "Speak the words whenever you are ready!"

You have emoted: Ani extends her arms outwards to either side, twisting this way and that way so
that the coloured scarves shift among themselves. She brings her paws together, clasping them
against her chest, and says proudly, "I am a Mayflower, and I will continue to discover that I am
more than I know I am."

Lief graciously grants you entrance into the Divine Order of Maylea, Bloom of Serenity.
Congratulations, and may you serve your God well.
In a flash of Divine power, a translucent crystal bindi appears in your hands, marking you a member
of the Divine Order of Maylea, Bloom of Serenity.

Lief meets your gaze as she touches her heart in greeting, prismatic colours glinting briefly in her
eyes as you sense the link between your kindred spirits.

Laroine meets your gaze as she touches her heart in greeting, prismatic colours glinting briefly in
her eyes as you sense the link between your kindred spirits.

Lief claps her hands together brightly, her eyes alight with joy. "Welcome to Marythen, Ani!"