"do you mind if we stop at the Joze temple?" Auron asked me as we came up to the Djose Highroad.
It was the first time he spoke to me since we left the moonflow. It would seem that he made a descsion, but I wasn't sure what exactly. I hoped that he did not chose to return to the priesthood, and go back to Bevelle. It was for selfish reasons, but I didnt want to lose his company.
"sure..." I watched him, looking for an expression, but his face was like a mask. "but remember, I wanted to stop in Guadosalam....next time we come to a place I wanna visit...were......" I trailed off a little as he turned down the road towards Djose..."stopping..."
I pressed my lips together and watched him until he crossed the first bridge, and began to chase after him as he reached the second. I slowed as I got to his side, watching him ever so carefully, before laying my eyes on the building ahead.
It was very large, to the side there was a small hut. Perhaps one of the priests lived there? I didn't know, but what caught my intrest the most, was the fact that there were large boulders floating around the temple. Defying gravity! That was something you dont see every day. It looked as though they were being lifted by...electricity?
"They say when this happens, that there is a summoner inside..." Auron told me, looking just as surprised as I did. "They are receiving the fayth at this moment..."
"I didnt hear of any summoners setting out on any pilgrimages..." Being from Luca, you hear everything. But then again, I had not been in luca for a while now. "I wonder who it is..."
I admit I was a little bit excited. I had never met a real summoner before, and considering my lineage had summoners, I was greatly interested. Especially to be able to meet someone who was going off to fight sin, it took great courage to do such a thing. At first, I really didnt think it was worth going off to battle something that always comes back. but...there is a time of peace in between when sin returns.People are so very happy during that time. I can't remember who the last sumoner was who defeated sin, I was much too young but I remember feeling that there was nothing in the world that could harm me, or my parents...up until sin returned last year that is...
"oh look!" I pointed towards the doors as the opened. "Auron!.." I cried out starting to run.
Auron grabed my hand, and hauled me back over to him. I glared at him, and shook his hand off of mine. "what is the big deal?"
"the big deal is...that this is a Summoner who is just returning from receiving the fayth...he or she must be very weak at this time, and does not need little girls like you rushing at her!"
I sucked in my cheek and began to chew on it, rather than stand here and argue with him. Man, we he ever moody. Would this guy ever lighten up?
"fine, but I still want to meet with them..." I spun around on the ball of my foot, and with out looking at him said..." they are fighting for our future, I want to wish them luck..."
As I walked towards the temple, the summoner appeared, dressed in mostly blue, but there was a range of other colours on the uniform. Behind there was a man who black trousers and a shirt with very long sleeves, which were beautifully embroidered. I flashed a smile at both of them, and walked up to introduce myself.
"hello..." I bowed. "My name is Tanith, I am very pleased to meet you Summoner...?"
"Belgemine" The woman answered, smiling softly.
"your pilgrimage, how is it going thus far?" Auron stepped up next to me.
"The fiends in the area are rather persistant...especially going though Mushroom Rock road..." Belgemine explained. " Be careful if you are going that way, most fiends can easily petrify you..."
The woman paused for a moment, then reached into her pocket holding out a bracer and a bangle. "This is a soft bracer and bangle..I have many already, please...take them.."
"Oh, thank you..." Aside from it being a magical bangle,it sure did look good on my wrist. I held it up for closer inspection while Auron and Belgemine chatted.
"You are going to Luca, am I correct?" The young guardian asked me.
"yeah, Auron is taking me home..." I tried to seem happy about it, but I really couldn't get too excited. After I got home to Luca, that was it. No more adventures for me...
"Ah, yes, Luca. You see a lot of blitz ball players there. I have been though there...your Luca Goers have been doing rather good this season..." Belgemine commented. I was shocked to see that a Summoner kept up on Blitzball, with their schedule and all.
"mmhmm...like I always say, I'm so lucky to be from Luca, after all, all the handsome men are blitzball players!" I laughed, Belgemine along with me, while Auron and the Guardian stole a glance at each other.
"well, I must be going...I wish safe journey to you both..." She glanced over at the guardian and they both began to cross the bridges leading out of Djose.
I watched with a big ol grin on my face, very pleased to have met my first summoner on her pilgrimage. Belgemine seemed rather nice, a little formal, but she did try to make both Auron and I feel comfortable. I was extremely happy and a little surprised that she bought up blitzball!
"Tanith..." auron started.
"hmmm?" I said, not looking at him.
"What do you mean that all the handsome men in spira are blitzball players?"
I blinked, I wasnt expecting that, just as I didnt expect the topic of blitzball being brought up by a woman summoner. I didnt know what to tell him. I was just being cute earlier, making a joke, being funny...ha ha..
"um, well..." I blushed. He was serious! " well, I'll make an exception..all the handsome men in Spira are all BlitzBall players...except for Auron.."
I said this while walking past him, eyes fixed on his for a few seconds, then I let them move over onto the temple. "well, you wanted to go in..didn't you?"
I could just imagine Auron standing there watching my every move, maybe in shock that I changed my saying to include him. even I was a little shocked that I did that. Why was I trying to make him feel better about himself? Crazy...
Inside the temple it was very quiet, except for the hymn of the fayth being sung. However, I really couldnt see where it was coming from, who was singing it. It must have been coming from behind the doors which were at the top of a long stairway.I knew it was the clostier of trials, but what was beyond that? Did this Temple have large machina in their basements too?
"whats behind those doors?" I immediately wished I had never asked. I already knew the answer, and these people couldn't read my mind to find out that I meant, yeah...do you have any large destructive machina back there?
"that...is the entrance to the clostier of Trials.." an older fella steped up to me. He wore mostly green, and had a long while beard. "would you like to know more about...this temple?"
"um, sure why not?" While I listened It would give Auron some time to pray at the Temple, or do whatever he wanted to do.
"I am maechen, by the way..your name is?" Maechen asked.
"Tanith..."
"Ahh, your name, it resembles the name of a Summoner of a thousand years ago..Tanita.." He smacked his lips together and nodded his head, typical old man stuff. "ah, but about this Temple. Summoners...must pass through the Clostier of Trials before receiving the Fayth of Ixion as Aeons. I am sure you met Lady Belgemine outside?"
"uh huh.." I smiled, getting rather weary of listening to him go on and on. Perhaps it would have been interesting if he didnt stop to take a breath after every word.
"ah, but your gentleman awaits.." Maechen backed away, back to the statue he had been looking over earlier.
"huh?" I glanced behind and saw Auron behind me.
"ready to go...?"
"you bet!"
really, I couldnt wait to get out of there. It was so dark, and damp! I really didnt understand how those priests could live in such conditions. Maybe I was just a little too spoiled, having being raised in Luca, in a nice warm house. But,we were not there for long, so I shouldn;t complain much....
It was the first time he spoke to me since we left the moonflow. It would seem that he made a descsion, but I wasn't sure what exactly. I hoped that he did not chose to return to the priesthood, and go back to Bevelle. It was for selfish reasons, but I didnt want to lose his company.
"sure..." I watched him, looking for an expression, but his face was like a mask. "but remember, I wanted to stop in Guadosalam....next time we come to a place I wanna visit...were......" I trailed off a little as he turned down the road towards Djose..."stopping..."
I pressed my lips together and watched him until he crossed the first bridge, and began to chase after him as he reached the second. I slowed as I got to his side, watching him ever so carefully, before laying my eyes on the building ahead.
It was very large, to the side there was a small hut. Perhaps one of the priests lived there? I didn't know, but what caught my intrest the most, was the fact that there were large boulders floating around the temple. Defying gravity! That was something you dont see every day. It looked as though they were being lifted by...electricity?
"They say when this happens, that there is a summoner inside..." Auron told me, looking just as surprised as I did. "They are receiving the fayth at this moment..."
"I didnt hear of any summoners setting out on any pilgrimages..." Being from Luca, you hear everything. But then again, I had not been in luca for a while now. "I wonder who it is..."
I admit I was a little bit excited. I had never met a real summoner before, and considering my lineage had summoners, I was greatly interested. Especially to be able to meet someone who was going off to fight sin, it took great courage to do such a thing. At first, I really didnt think it was worth going off to battle something that always comes back. but...there is a time of peace in between when sin returns.People are so very happy during that time. I can't remember who the last sumoner was who defeated sin, I was much too young but I remember feeling that there was nothing in the world that could harm me, or my parents...up until sin returned last year that is...
"oh look!" I pointed towards the doors as the opened. "Auron!.." I cried out starting to run.
Auron grabed my hand, and hauled me back over to him. I glared at him, and shook his hand off of mine. "what is the big deal?"
"the big deal is...that this is a Summoner who is just returning from receiving the fayth...he or she must be very weak at this time, and does not need little girls like you rushing at her!"
I sucked in my cheek and began to chew on it, rather than stand here and argue with him. Man, we he ever moody. Would this guy ever lighten up?
"fine, but I still want to meet with them..." I spun around on the ball of my foot, and with out looking at him said..." they are fighting for our future, I want to wish them luck..."
As I walked towards the temple, the summoner appeared, dressed in mostly blue, but there was a range of other colours on the uniform. Behind there was a man who black trousers and a shirt with very long sleeves, which were beautifully embroidered. I flashed a smile at both of them, and walked up to introduce myself.
"hello..." I bowed. "My name is Tanith, I am very pleased to meet you Summoner...?"
"Belgemine" The woman answered, smiling softly.
"your pilgrimage, how is it going thus far?" Auron stepped up next to me.
"The fiends in the area are rather persistant...especially going though Mushroom Rock road..." Belgemine explained. " Be careful if you are going that way, most fiends can easily petrify you..."
The woman paused for a moment, then reached into her pocket holding out a bracer and a bangle. "This is a soft bracer and bangle..I have many already, please...take them.."
"Oh, thank you..." Aside from it being a magical bangle,it sure did look good on my wrist. I held it up for closer inspection while Auron and Belgemine chatted.
"You are going to Luca, am I correct?" The young guardian asked me.
"yeah, Auron is taking me home..." I tried to seem happy about it, but I really couldn't get too excited. After I got home to Luca, that was it. No more adventures for me...
"Ah, yes, Luca. You see a lot of blitz ball players there. I have been though there...your Luca Goers have been doing rather good this season..." Belgemine commented. I was shocked to see that a Summoner kept up on Blitzball, with their schedule and all.
"mmhmm...like I always say, I'm so lucky to be from Luca, after all, all the handsome men are blitzball players!" I laughed, Belgemine along with me, while Auron and the Guardian stole a glance at each other.
"well, I must be going...I wish safe journey to you both..." She glanced over at the guardian and they both began to cross the bridges leading out of Djose.
I watched with a big ol grin on my face, very pleased to have met my first summoner on her pilgrimage. Belgemine seemed rather nice, a little formal, but she did try to make both Auron and I feel comfortable. I was extremely happy and a little surprised that she bought up blitzball!
"Tanith..." auron started.
"hmmm?" I said, not looking at him.
"What do you mean that all the handsome men in spira are blitzball players?"
I blinked, I wasnt expecting that, just as I didnt expect the topic of blitzball being brought up by a woman summoner. I didnt know what to tell him. I was just being cute earlier, making a joke, being funny...ha ha..
"um, well..." I blushed. He was serious! " well, I'll make an exception..all the handsome men in Spira are all BlitzBall players...except for Auron.."
I said this while walking past him, eyes fixed on his for a few seconds, then I let them move over onto the temple. "well, you wanted to go in..didn't you?"
I could just imagine Auron standing there watching my every move, maybe in shock that I changed my saying to include him. even I was a little shocked that I did that. Why was I trying to make him feel better about himself? Crazy...
Inside the temple it was very quiet, except for the hymn of the fayth being sung. However, I really couldnt see where it was coming from, who was singing it. It must have been coming from behind the doors which were at the top of a long stairway.I knew it was the clostier of trials, but what was beyond that? Did this Temple have large machina in their basements too?
"whats behind those doors?" I immediately wished I had never asked. I already knew the answer, and these people couldn't read my mind to find out that I meant, yeah...do you have any large destructive machina back there?
"that...is the entrance to the clostier of Trials.." an older fella steped up to me. He wore mostly green, and had a long while beard. "would you like to know more about...this temple?"
"um, sure why not?" While I listened It would give Auron some time to pray at the Temple, or do whatever he wanted to do.
"I am maechen, by the way..your name is?" Maechen asked.
"Tanith..."
"Ahh, your name, it resembles the name of a Summoner of a thousand years ago..Tanita.." He smacked his lips together and nodded his head, typical old man stuff. "ah, but about this Temple. Summoners...must pass through the Clostier of Trials before receiving the Fayth of Ixion as Aeons. I am sure you met Lady Belgemine outside?"
"uh huh.." I smiled, getting rather weary of listening to him go on and on. Perhaps it would have been interesting if he didnt stop to take a breath after every word.
"ah, but your gentleman awaits.." Maechen backed away, back to the statue he had been looking over earlier.
"huh?" I glanced behind and saw Auron behind me.
"ready to go...?"
"you bet!"
really, I couldnt wait to get out of there. It was so dark, and damp! I really didnt understand how those priests could live in such conditions. Maybe I was just a little too spoiled, having being raised in Luca, in a nice warm house. But,we were not there for long, so I shouldn;t complain much....