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[magitekrune]

Characters: Celes and Matoya
Progress: On-going
Summary: Celes has taken a quick trip to visit a seer about her upcoming journey. She also didn't tell anyone she was leaving
Location: Matoya's Cave
Date: January, 1805, a few days before her big trip
Warnings: None that I can think of. TBA

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[tidesnpcs]

For the past handful of hours, Matoya had been watching Celes drawing closer to the cave through her seeing eye. So when the general finally arrived, it came as no surprise to her at all. However, she did hunker lower into her seat and harumphed. The manners were nice but it was still an invasion of her hermitage. "Yes yes, what is it General Chere?"

[magitekrune]

The fact that this woman she'd never met actually knew her name was a surprise to Celes. Maybe they were right about her. The general quickly shook off her surprise and approached, stopping a respectful distance away and trying to seem as non-threatening as possible.

"I'm sorry to disturb you," she began, "but I wondered if..." She paused and thought very quickly.

"A moogle once said he took a trip to the Citadel of Trials on... Sinner's Isle, I believe is what he called it, but he said the being at the top wouldn't speak to him because he was not worthy." And that was the crux of her problem. "How does one know if they are worthy?"

Was it just subjective? Did she have to do something to prove her worth to this creature or person at the top? If she did, she wanted to know what she'd have to slay to do so. Or maybe it was a matter of redemption and in that case, she was pretty sure she couldn't do anything about it. Her redemption felt about as far off as the next year.

[tidesnpcs]

The best answer to that question was another question. Unfair perhaps but Matoya had spent centuries answering stupid questions. Answering a good one was a pleasant change for her. Or the closest to a good one she was likely to get.

She folded her age-gnarled hands together and fixed her sightless eyes on Celes. Unseeing and yet seeing straight through her. "Do you think you're worthy?"

[magitekrune]

The question caught Celes a little off-guard, but she supposed she owed it to the woman, and herself, to answer honestly. She hesitated only a few seconds before looking away and shaking her head slowly.

"No. I'm not sure I ever will be."

Which begged the question of why she felt like discovering the Citadel's secrets. To be honest, it was the adventure and possibility of having someone else deem her worthy. In a way, it was the redemption she sought, the chance to prove her worth.