Hill's hall fell silent.
Old School Striking King's prayer to activate the Verdant Codex was so shocking that even Joss stared at his own god in disbelief.
Of course, the main reason might have been that he was still unfamiliar with the Undead and had been misled by Old School Striking King's rather juvenile appearance.
They, the Dawn Followers, occasionally shouted nonsense like "My lord, my love" too, but they were adults. A little flirtatious banter was perfectly normal.
After all, Lathander generally appeared before his followers as that great peacock.
Everyone actually quite enjoyed shouting slogans as they went up to stroke his feathers a few times.
But a child?
If a child kept shouting things like that, what would happen when she grew up?
Their Dawn Followers absolutely could not produce someone like Sharess!
That would cause serious trouble.
Joss's eyes were filled with anxiety.
Lathander rolled his eyes dramatically at him. "She's an adult woman who's simply using a younger appearance.
"Learn a little more about the Undead. Stop getting startled by every little thing."
Then he turned to Shar, whose face was full of contempt. "Shar, what's that look for?
"It's not as if I asked her to recite those words!
"She thought the original prayer was too long and too much of a tongue twister, so she changed it to this herself!"
Hill mulled it over... Although those words were wildly unorthodox, they fully met the basic requirements of a prayer: the god's name, expectations of the god, and praise for the god.
And then there was the most important part: attracting the god's attention.
A prayer established a connection with divine fire, so naturally, the Codex could deliver standard divine spells.
But if it could attract the god's attention at the same time, the