[quote=MasterOfMetal]
From behind a lush tree, bearing many forms of fruit, Erä stepped into the nurturing sun.'Tavon, We need to speak.' He opened his claw like hand, and gold coins fell on the grass before the Crop God. 'This is an insult. I refuse to award any mortal, worthy or not, with such a symbol of decadence!'From the forests, far away, flocks of birds flew up in distress.When a God dislikes, he hates.
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“But Erä don’t you see it? These are not coins used to make payments. These are trophy’s worthy of the strongest hunter. They are shaped round as a symbol of the sun, an object no mortal can reach. They are golden, for that is the earth’s most precious metal. And lastly, they wear your symbol. It would be an insult to refer to anything with your symbol on it as a currency. Do you think Mawhiti wanted to offend you?

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[quote=akje]
Lyah walked through the festival grounds, clutching the cloth in her hands tightly.She walked past people dancing, people singing. She walked past Misha who was talking to someone she didn't know.She walked past a little girl in expensive clothes. She walked past a group of people talking about the sacrifices.She walked past a short, bearded man, shouting at the skies.None of it caught her attention. Her concentration was fixed on the pyre.Smoke and cinders met her in her way. They stung her eyes and in momentary blindness she walked into the Mayor."Sorry" She mumbled as she moved past him and took the stairs up. From here she had a nice view of the grounds, the fire and the cliffs.By the fire stood two old men, both smiling at her. One was the old priest she'd known for years.The other she knew was her father in disguise, who she'd known for minutes.It was a strange feeling, like standing at the edge of a cliff. Even though she knew she'd get the response she wanted. This was still a turning point.A single tear escaped her eye and made its way down. Lyah caught it with the cloth in her hands. The scarf that was her last memento to her mother."Long enough have I dwelt on the past and wept. But that ends here." She spoke softly.She dropped the cloth and it danced down as the wind played with it, before letting the flames have it."And you can keep me to that promise."
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The flames eagerly started to eat the cloth away till the last thread. After that, for a few moments, nothing happened.

A spark rose on from the pyre and shot in the sky. High above the crowd it exploded, showing a large flaming rose. Its petals started to rain down in the direction of the village, leaving a trail of sparkles, disappearing long before they could reach the town. 

Grass and flowers started to grow on the street around Lyah. Next to her the flowers started to grow larger and larger, forming a framework. In it a door appeared. Slowly it opened, showing a garden she had seen just a few minutes ago. But this time, the place of the garden she saw was decorated with red and golden flowers. Petals of all colors were swirling around. She could feel the warmth of the garden reaching her.

Tavon, who was talking with another person, turned around and smiled at her. He gestured her to come inside.