All Work and No Play - Yves & Alayne

[Yves Chevalier]

That was hard to say, truly, but I felt that I owed it to her to at least try.

"To me, it doesn't just mean romantic love, or even sex, it's that feeling of care and compassion for others. It's all encompassing, so that you think not just about yourself and what pleasures you, but about its effects." I wasn't sure if I was expressing it right, what I meant, but I had seen so many people use Elua's precept as an excuse to disregard the hurt they caused others, and I could not believe in my heart that that was what Elua had intended.

[Alayne Lombard]

I nodded, trying to remember that. I'd need to think on it – mull it over, let it brew. What about its effects? He had a point, though – wasn't love supposed to do good things?

“I guess,” I said after a bit. “Maybe I should go to the temple of Elua, once, and ask.” I nibbled at my lip, absently reached to grab a handful of my hair, and started to braid it. “I've never been, you know? That's something I wonder about, sometimes. Why aren't we dedicated to Naamah, here?”

[Yves Chevalier]

I hadn't thought of it, but once she said it, it seemed so ridiculous that I hadn't ever visited a temple, none of them actually.

"I don't know," I said, "but I suspect that it has to do with the Night Court." My opinions of the Night Court had changed since meeting Aurianne but I still held some less-than-nice beliefs about the politics of the place. "I don't know the ins and outs of the place, but I know they hold quite a bit of influence, and there are things they like to keep 'elite'." I shrugged and sighed, thinking of Auri made me want to see her. "Who knows, though? I'm just guessing..."