Today I decided that I would ask Galiah lebih soalan about her own experiences in her village, hoping to get a better understanding of her people and to an extent her own personal life. Sitting down in the perpustakaan again, I decided to ask her a few soalan on beliefs
M: So do anda have any deities anda worship, any kinds of philosophies that anda follow
G: We have many gods that we look up to. For every concept, for every need that we have, for every living creature, there is a deity. There's Far'ool, God of the Harvest that ensures a bountiful harvest. There is Margoh, Goddess of the Hunt that allows us to train the strongest hunters and bring back meat for our people. There is the God of the Sea, Jumarr. There is The God of Healing, Grish'na, Oh, the Goddess of Romance, Celeday. We have many deities that we thank for every successful endeavor. For every bountiful harvest, for every successful hunt, for the fact that we can walk and find happiness, we thank the gods.
M: So anda have gods for everything?
G: Well, not everything. The Sun and The Moon are lebih of symbols. Much like how your menyeberang, cross represents the god of Jesus atau how those magnificent golden arches represent your god Mac Donald. The Moon and The Sun are symbols that we carry on us. My grandfather was born under the sun and thus he was considered wise and joyful. I was born under the moon, so I was considered strong and corageous. We are branded with the symbol onto our bodies. My grandfather has the symbol of the sun branded onto his forehead, and I have the moon branded onto my back.
M: Really?
G: Indeed, here I will tunjuk you
I was not really expecting Galiah to be so ready to strip out of her bahagian, atas then and there. I had to sit her back down to politely take her word for it and moved on to the seterusnya question
M: What about politics? Do anda have a leader? How do anda decide?
G: We don't truly have a leader, we believe that everyone in the village is equal. Everyone does their part equally and no one is telah diberi special treatment. However, if there were to be any diplomatic events, such as us elves speaking with a greater being that allowed me to take this mission in protecting you, they would call upon the five oldest members of the village. My grandfather was the fourth oldest, so he was allowed to sertai in on the meeting. I believe it was his involvement that persuaded the others to allow me to partake, as I was deemed the strongest in my village thanks to my hunting skills
M: anda hunted?
G: Well since I lack the capabilities of healing magic like the rest of my village, I was told to make use of my lebih dangerous magic. When I was not using my flame to warm the huts in the coldest of the winter, I was tasked with hunting any creatures. Fond memories of going into the Frozen wasteland to find a solitary primal beast and having to wrestle it to the ground with my bare hands. It was a fond childhood memory
M: Childhood- Galiah, how old were anda when anda first hunted
G: I was fifteen, which would be closer to six if I am correct in my assumption of human age
M: anda were that young?
G: Well of course. Hunter elves must start training early if they are to help contribute to the tribe. Supervised, of course. They wouldn't throw them into danger on their own.
M: Um... Right then, how about we alih on
G: Mason, I have a soalan for anda instead
M: For me? I'm sure you've asked all anda can about humans. I don't know if there's anymore I can-
G: It's lebih about one particular human
M: Oh, well, alrighty then
G: Let's say that this one particular human, he is nice to you. And I mean, very nice. And I mean the nicest anyone has ever been, apart from anda Mason. And every day, he speaks with you, jokes with you, and truly does mean the best
M: ..... I see
G: How does one repay that kind of kindness? Do anda know how, Mason?
M: Galiah... Listen, I am not sure what to make of this. So this... 'human' anda mention. anda want to repay all these nice things he's done. Does he have a hobby
G: Oh, well yes, Ed- um, the human, he does have quite a passionate form of expressionism
M: Well, if yo really want to repay him, just find something related to that. No matter what it may be, as long as it relates to what he loves, I'm sure he'll Cinta it
G: Oh, thank you, Mason. I am sure I will have something in mind.
M: Do anda want to tell me who this human may be?
G: Oh, well, um... It's Yoon, of course. She is always quite helpful
M: Yoon?
G: Yes, indeed. Yoon the Good Human
M: I didn't know Yoon went sejak 'he', Galiah
G: Oh, did I say he? Are anda sure I didn't say she
M: I'm pretty sure it says he on my recording
G: Oh, well, how about that. I must have come under a nasty plague. I should gather as much orange jus as I can and remedy that. We'll have to continue this discussion at a later date, Mason. Good day
I wasn't sure why Galiah was so bashful about the mention of this human. It wasn't any of the girls in the house, and it wasn't me because she would have berkata it clear as day, and it most certainly wasn't Leonard after he nearly shot her for sneaking up on him, so I doubt he has been nice to her. I can already feel who it may be, and I am not sure if that is something good atau bad, telah diberi her past experiences. I'll have to make sure to cut this part out in my recording when I remember. It's bad pacing for the biography