The Paladyn's Calling

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Chapter 4 / EX2-1

The Paladyn's Calling

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Summary

The Ilian Church was born when Ilia and the Holywyrm Elysium came together to defeat a wicked demon.

Dialogue

Mym: B-b-brrrrrr!

Mym: The air up here is like ice... I'm freezing my scales off!

Elisanne: Will you be all right, Mym? I imagine high altitudes like these are exceptionally difficult for a fire dragon.

Mym: I'm surprised you're not happier.

Mym: This could be your chance to freeze out the competition for my darling's affections.

Elisanne: Wh-what?! I am in no such competition! B-by my Paladyn's honor, I swear—

Mym: My, what a lovely shade of scarlet you are. I'm jealous of all that warm blood.

Elisanne: What a thing to suggest!

Elisanne: It is only natural for a Paladyn to show concern for a dragon's well-being.

Elisanne: I am a guardian of the Ilian faith, the same as the Auspex.

Mym: Ah, yes. Ilia. I've noticed her hangers-on have always been oddly insistent in their affection for my kind.

Mym: Why IS your faith so gaga over dragons?

Elisanne: Are you truly not aware? I would be happy to explain, if it please you.

Elisanne: The Church's very origin lies in the joining of human and dragon.

Elisanne: In the age of myth, a wicked demon was born into this world.

Elisanne: Then you must also know his powers are too vast for human- or dragonkind to stand against alone.

Elisanne: Thus did his birth usher in talks between the leaders of humanity and your kind.

Elisanne: Ilia spoke for humanity, while Elysium was the chosen voice of the dragons.

Elisanne: These two we now revere as gods.

Elisanne: They reached an accord that joined human and dragon anew.

Elisanne: And then, working together, they sealed the demon away.

Elisanne: The people saved by Ilia's efforts came to worship their savior, which heralded the creation of the Ilian Church.

Elisanne: To the faithful, the goddess Ilia remains a guiding light—as does the Holywyrm Elysium, who reigns at her side.

Mym: Fascinating...

Mym: So you see all dragons as kin to Elysium?

Elisanne: Indeed. I'm told that in the distant past, humans and dragons were bitter enemies, but the demon's arrival changed all that.

Elisanne: And so we pledge to protect dragonkind now and forever.

Elisanne: ...Though I fear some within the Church may have other ideas.

Elisanne: But at the least, my own faith remains unshaken, and my oath unbent.

Elisanne: Mym, I shall do all in my power to see you safe, no matter the cost.

Mym: Reeeeeally? So if I said this climb was killing me, you...

Elisanne: Then I would strive to carry you to the summit.

Elisanne: Even knowing that the awesome weight of a dragon would surely crush me against the rocks.

Mym: And if I said I was dying of boredom, you'd...what? Dance for my amusement?

Elisanne: D-dance?! Never once in my life have I done such a thing...

Elisanne: Yet if my lack of proficiency would add to your amusement and stave off an untimely death, then—

Mym: Oh, awkward is MUCH better! Just one more request, then...

Mym: Surely you wouldn't allow me to die of a broken heart, no? Which means you will promise to keep your paws off my darling!

Elisanne: Wait, you mean His Highness? ...Nrrrgh!

Elisanne: Having someone reject your affections is NOT a terminal condition!

Elisanne: Er, I didn't mean... That isn't to say...

Mym: It seems you Paladyns are biologically incapable of lying—to others OR to yourselves.