The Priestess, the Knight, and the Mage

A priest blessed and marked by a god was undoubtedly fortunate. Even if she had not yet awakened her bloodline, He would always be watching over her.

The moment Kaiyi saw Wofi, she envied the girl before her immensely. Kaiyi had begun serving the Mother Goddess at a similar age, yet by a freak combination of circumstances, she had come to the eastern continent, and from then on had left the Mother Goddess's sight.

No matter how her lord comforted and nurtured her, the girls around her kept improving, while she herself remained stuck as a Junior Priest. It always left the Centaur Girl terribly anxious inside.

This time, when Landen summoned all the Life Priest apprentices to the eastern border, Kaiyi had originally been very resistant. She felt that for a priest, rank and talent were secondary; firm faith was what mattered most. She did not want to change her belief, switching allegiance to another His Majesty merely because she could not obtain the Mother Goddess's attention.

Thus, even when she came before the Wolf Priest Panita, Kaiyi expressed her resolve without the slightest hesitation.

"Mm, it's all right if you don't wish to convert. My Lord never forces others to follow Him or leave Him." Panita looked at Kaiyi before her, very kindly. "However, I do feel that the true fog before you is not because you cannot see your Mother Goddess, but because you cannot see the road ahead."

"Mm, there are no believers of the Mother Goddess here, and no humans or Barbarians would believe in the god of centaurs," the Centaur Girl said, a little dejected. "But Kaiyi hopes she can do more for Landen and the territory."

"Of course. The ones who need us are not the gods, but the people beside us," Panita