Seven Stones: Part Eighty-Nine
Previously on Seven Stones: Kobb agrees they won’t carry weapons in the city; however, because religious tools are permitted, he retains his Courser. Despite Anessa’s fears, the journey to the Chamber of Virtues passes without incident. First Speaker Morheru provides a brief explanation of how the prophecy came to be, then asks if Kobb wishes to take the Belt of Mastery straight away.
The chill of the room seeped down Anessa’s back. Take the belt now, or have a meal first? Wouldn’t they want to do… whatever you did for prophecies? It all seemed a little too easy. “And we just leave with it?”
“The Virtues say the Belt shall be given to you.” Morheru winked. “Once you have it, what you do is your problem.”
Erinis jerked upright. “I hardly think the Belt is a problem, First Speaker. Even if they are Those Who Are Named — and of course I hope they are — they’d clearly prefer we follow the rituals as much as I would.”
“The path is always there, but there are lessons in how we travel it.” Kobb nodded to Erinis. “We have no desire to rush matters of faith.”
Morheru exhaled hard. “The Belt awoke from sleep a few months ago. And how blazes as bright as in the days of Amheru the Blessed. The rituals are only one interpretation of the Virtues, anyway. I think…
