>>6118015“Apologies,” the Priest shows up as well, Rubida in tow. “We have almost completed preparations, so I was wondering if you wanted to witness the spectacle from here on the parapet, or I can lead you to the observation chamber. It’s about one hundred steps upstairs, but still far enough to be perfectly safe. And we also have protective equipment, at any rate.”
<span class="mu-i">Safe?</span> You share a look with Willow. Is this thing so dangerous?
As Rubida waits for you to decide, she walks to the other side of the parapet, towards a large brazen horn that curves against the sky.
“I have always wanted to blow one of these.” She puts her lips against the horn’s tip and sends off a echoing bellowing note, which is soon echoed by others — you follow the noise to see a line of other similar brazen horns, repeating their sound, like a fog horn of a ship lost in the haze, echoes chaining and rattling against the wind.
One by one, the boats, sails and vessels that until then had lazily been floating before the Temple, start to turn away, towards the shore. That uneasy feeling at the bottom of your stomach grows.
That’s when Soralisa turns away from the parapet and addresses the Priest:
“Wait, if you are still getting the ignition chamber ready, can I take a look before you fire up the echombustion? I want to take a look!”
The Priest scratches his fabric-covered forehead.
“It’s a bit against protocol… maybe if you do a quick check. We can’t stop the scattering once initiated.”
“Thanks!” She turns towards you, her hand feebly closing around yours, with all the strength she can muster, helped by the armour and the blessing of Ansàrra. “I won’t have a chance like this in a long time, Argia, maybe ever! Will you come with me?”
You have a queer feeling about all this…
>You will look from here, the safest spot.>You will climb upstairs and look from the observation chamber.>You will fulfil Soralisa’s wish and follow her to the ignition chamber.>[Suggestion/Write-In]this update hints at some of my favourite tropes, especially the lost technology one. Doubly-lost, in this case. In case you decide to follow Soralisa inside the nethermost chamber of the Temple, remember to carry your UV protection... and thanks for playing! 