[ nodd has never had a cleric in his party. nor guidance, being by far the eldest. before that, the monastery offered the structure of having nothing he could yearn for. sparring became another form of meditation. tending the mushroom forest was a necessity. repairing the buildings granted him a skill.

as long as he was separated from everyone or anything that could destabilize him, nodd could live. and that felt like it should be enough. could be. ]

Para told me to leave the Spires before she died.

[ his first response might make it seem as if nodd didn't hear temenos' words. but he did. ]

She must've noticed I wasn't learning to moderate. Maybe she thought I'd find it somewhere else.

[ no malice to para for depriving him of a place to return to. much love to the old bat. ]