You hesitate between seeing the TA to thank her or try to get some answers out of Sammy. Ultimately curiosity wins out however; she did say that there were things she wasn't telling you and you very much want to find out what they are.
The library only has a few students still studying in it when you get there, which you suppose makes sense. Even if it's not yet that late, it being the weekend and the tournament meant a lot of them probably had something else to be doing. Sammy... does not materialize in front of you when you enter. Huh.
You stand there awkwardly for a second, waiting for her to show up, but after another moment she still hasn't appeared. You think for a moment, then head to the closet where you had been blessed on a hunch. Sure enough, there was her ghostly armored form kneeling in front of the same complex arrangement of candles, some symbol drawn in melted wax before her. Wait- she couldn't move candles herself could she? You didn't think so. Another look shows the truth; that the candles had melted and the wax had flowed into... you think it's the shape of a gauntlet. That seemed unlikely to be a coincidence. Hmm. Judging from the slope of the floor and positioning of the candles it seemed unlikely that the wax would do that by itself.
"Uh, Sammy?" You try to get her attention after she doesn't comment on your examination of the candles and wax.
"Shhh!" She hisses at you. You blink at her, then decide to wait until she was done with whatever she was doing.
A few minutes later, she finally stands up and looks your way.
"So what was that you were doing?" You ask.
"Praying." You're pretty sure she's raising an eyebrow at you from behind that helmet. You flush.
"Well obviously. What I mean was-"
"If my prayers are less one sided than those of most people?" She interrupts.
"Exactly."
She makes a thoughtful noise.
"What did you come here to ask?" She asks instead of answering the question.
"I wanted to know about the blessing I received. It worked, but you mentioned that it carried "implications" for me. You said you didn't care to explain them at the time, but what about now?"
"I suppose I can explain at least a few things. First and foremost, having a blessing means that you are, even if only in some small way, an extension of a God's will in the mortal world. And before you think about that too hard, I'll tell you not to worry about it. In your case it just means that the blessing makes thing she approves of happen. For those with blessings greater than yours, that gets more literal though. A God can speak and act directly through a mortal that's been blessed enough, though there are a very large number of restrictions and caveats to that which are incredibly boring."
Sammy pauses as if expecting you to say something, but when you don't she just continues.
"Secondly, there's an aspect of 'picking a side' to receiving a blessing. To people who can sense blessings, you'll be clearly blessed by the Goddess of Conquest specifically, but that's more likely to open doors for you than get you in trouble, so again, I wouldn't worry about it. Oh, and if you were planning on selling your soul any time soon you're probably out of luck. Contrary to popular belief, demons don't actually like blessed souls all that much. Finally... Being blessed means that the Goddess of Conquest is going to be taking note of things that you do, especially if they involve battle. If you want to earn some points in her book, I would suggest saying something like 'I dedicate my coming victory to the Lady of War' before a fight. It doesn't make a huge amount of practical difference, but she appreciates getting mentioned and flashy declarations."
Again, she pauses. "Any questions?"
[] Writein Questions
How does Saphira feel about being blessed by a Goddess now that she's had a chance to think about it?
[] Ambivalent. She doesn't think it makes much difference.
[] Worried. Sammy said not to worry, but you really can't help thinking that it could eventually mean bad things.
[] Happy. Having a Goddess looking out for her in even some small way had to be a good thing, right?
Tomorrow is Sunday- what will Saphira do before the next week starts?
[] Leave campus and head to a marketplace. You've got a small amount of money saved up, and as a Student of the College you can trust the lawkeepers to actually care if someone tries to mug you for it.
[] Spend the day in the College. You can thank the TA, do some studying, maybe figure out what exactly your reputation is among the other students.
