Welcome to Gaia! ::

Lalania had made her slow walk through the temple, her eyes downcast as she could not bother to look up. She was born blind, and was used to the scoffs at having not had them fixed by some God or Goddess. But it was a personal choice she appreciated at times like this one. The sound of the Goddess of Light's music was a lovely tune that her ears adored.

But she had yet to be noticed by the Goddess, so she allowed herself to lean against a pillar and listen serenely, a smile crawling across her otherwise still face.

Lalania tilted her head toward the voice and shook her head, her smile fading slightly. "No, milady. I listen to the heavenly music you play. and it gives me peace. There's little in this world that could make me feel as you do. I feel the light that I would otherwise be unable to sense, through your music." It was the truth. She had never experienced what light was, nor knew what shadows were. She was a calm creature, who for the most part kept to herself. Except for the instances where she found herself drawn to the Temple of Light. And each time the Goddess played, it made her want to always return to hear it once more.

The blind girl nodded, a soft smile forming on her lips, her hands coming up to press against her own cheeks, a small blush forming beneath her ivory fur. "You make my heart feel a hundred times lighter, as if someone has taken me into the soft folds of outer space, a weightless heady rush, a sense of belonging..." There were too many words to describe how the Goddess made her feel. "You make a child's laugh sound like the grating of rocks..." She giggled herself, turning her head toward the voice, and almost wishing she could see the deity for a moment.

"Oh, but you are. For someone to say otherwise should be taboo." She whispered, reaching up to clasp Valeria's hand lightly. She was uniquely aware of how close the Goddess was to her, yet it didn't feel awkward. Rather, it felt as natural as breathing. Perhaps it was the fact that the Goddess who stood before her was of the Light. And though she could not see it, light surrounded her even now. "You are amazing, milady. You brighten everything with your presence." Lalania wondered what the other acolytes would think in seeing their Goddess touch such a peasant as herself. Perhaps envy or shock. It was truly laughable.

Love? The word caught Lalania off-guard. She had never thought of love before, never truly felt it before. The feeling was alien. Was it the warm feeling in her heart, the butterflies in her stomach, that sort of weightless feeling in her steps? She wasn't certain. As Valeria pulled her to her feet and guided her away from her little hiding spot, Lalania felt rather exposed. But as she continued to walk, she felt a lightness in her body, like her woes were being washed away. And light seemed to sheer into her vision. She felt it before it began, but was shocked at seeing it. It continued to brighten until she could see the gray edges of objects and a weak look of her surroundings. So strange! Lalania clung to Valeria's hand out of her own shock, her mouth slightly agape, a slight smile curving her lips. She knew where Valeria was leading her, but it was strange to see her surroundings going past rather then sensing them as she felt her way through.

As they continued to walk, a question tumbled from her lips, "What is love, milady?"