[ Saint-Germain watches Kul Elna's circuit of the room. Thinks about what she knows of their summoning, the sorts of translations and inscriptions she'd aided with. Questions he'd asked, long ago. ]
But you're glad they're here.
[ THAT is not a question. Richard was once an evil god, she understands - or at least partially. Yet this conglomerate of souls, the people it encompasses, were important to him. Summoning them here was not entirely an act of selfish loneliness, but an attempt at rescuing them from a fate worse than death after death. Was it not?
they have an icon. bless
But you're glad they're here.
[ THAT is not a question. Richard was once an evil god, she understands - or at least partially. Yet this conglomerate of souls, the people it encompasses, were important to him. Summoning them here was not entirely an act of selfish loneliness, but an attempt at rescuing them from a fate worse than death after death. Was it not?
If so, these people make Richard human. ]