The Trials had finished, and Arla had immediately taken the pendant down into the bowels of the temple, a workspace where she knew she wouldn't be interrupted and where she knew that she could be alone. Alone to think, alone to study, and alone to... well, just generally try to figure out what had just happened.
She set the pendant down on a table and then sat at a chair, staring at it for what had to have been minutes as if it might reveal all of its secrets with a long enough period of silent interrogation.
It did not. But it did give Arla time to sort through her thoughts, which she began to do out loud after a few moments.
So I'm in charge of the Trials and Raze shows up. That's not a coincidence. No way, so he planned that, she began, talking to the amulet as if it might be able to confirm some of her suspicions.
But why? Did Mother tell him? Well, obviously he showed up to give you this, but... well, what is this? she asked, once again motioning to the amulet before getting up and beginning to walk around the room.
Okay, let's think. He wants to give me an amulet, but we've never met or spoken before. So it's either because of his relationship to Mother or his relationship to Dathomir. Maybe because I'm going to be Queen someday? That's why he wanted to know if I'm planing to go my own way, right? she said, nodding and deciding that made sense.
Okay, so it's got to do with me being Queen and him being the Fanged Spirit's representative. He's bestowing his blessing on me? she said.
That makes sense, she said, nodding to herself and walking over to the amulet on the table. So... what's it do, then? she asked herself as she started to examine it more closely.
She set the pendant down on a table and then sat at a chair, staring at it for what had to have been minutes as if it might reveal all of its secrets with a long enough period of silent interrogation.
It did not. But it did give Arla time to sort through her thoughts, which she began to do out loud after a few moments.
So I'm in charge of the Trials and Raze shows up. That's not a coincidence. No way, so he planned that, she began, talking to the amulet as if it might be able to confirm some of her suspicions.
But why? Did Mother tell him? Well, obviously he showed up to give you this, but... well, what is this? she asked, once again motioning to the amulet before getting up and beginning to walk around the room.
Okay, let's think. He wants to give me an amulet, but we've never met or spoken before. So it's either because of his relationship to Mother or his relationship to Dathomir. Maybe because I'm going to be Queen someday? That's why he wanted to know if I'm planing to go my own way, right? she said, nodding and deciding that made sense.
Okay, so it's got to do with me being Queen and him being the Fanged Spirit's representative. He's bestowing his blessing on me? she said.
That makes sense, she said, nodding to herself and walking over to the amulet on the table. So... what's it do, then? she asked herself as she started to examine it more closely.