Chapter 227: The Aftermath Still Lingers

Devotees often waver twice: the first when they begin to question their own faith, and the second when, even after they have questioned it, the gods still bestow their blessings upon them.

Noise, a fine layering of sounds that were sometimes distant, sometimes near, began to ring in Fenna's mind, like tinnitus. She remembered the vision of the goddess she saw in her hallucinations, and the incomprehensible words the goddess spoke to her. No longer did she accept everything unquestioningly as she once did, but instead, she started to seriously ponder the meaning of those words and even attempted to guess at Gomona's... intentions.

The more she thought, the more pronounced the buzzing in her head became, making it difficult to concentrate.

But suddenly, all the noises disappeared. She shook her head as if in a trance and met the concerned gaze of Archbishop Valentin.

"Are you alright?" the old man asked with some worry.