Surviving the Fourth Calamity
Chapter 623

Another Use for the Maze Formation

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Hill could understand why Selûne and Aglaia had seemed to take to each other at first sight.

The moon and the ocean had always been connected, and their divine portfolios could resonate with each other.

In some more harmonious universes, the Moon Goddess and the Sea God got along quite well.

Of course, on Toril, that probably had little to do with the gods' constant fighting. Selûne would not spare Umberlee a glance.

Besides guiding the tides, Selûne's portfolio included showing lost travelers the way across the sea.

As she had said, when sailors ran into trouble at sea because of Umberlee, Selûne was the first one they thought to call on for help.

More often than not, if Selûne heard them, she would help—even if the ones praying to her were pirates.

The most troublesome thing about her was that she took no side at all. Even members of the Chaos Faction usually leaned one way or another. But Selûne might waver if Shar, her eternal enemy, suddenly prayed to her.

Selûne also cared deeply about women. Compared with Sharess, she was far more serious about it.

Her church revered and celebrated women as guides and role models in society and the family. It taught them how to live independently and how to handle complicated family relationships.

Most of her female followers were fairly devout. Their positions could shift with their moods, so they did not much mind when their Supreme God changed her mind overnight.

It could get awkward, though, when they went from calling for a fight to changing sides in an instant.

Fortunately, Selûne had little desire to fight. She only acted when she had no other choice.

That reminded Hill: milk was always part of Selûne's rites. He remembered the Milk Fruit stored in his

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