<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/27/Rime.jpg)</div><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Rime</span></strong>(https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=337368.msg16048690#msg16048690)<br/><strong>Time:</strong><em>Year 1, The Time of Long Sunsets</em><br/><strong>Tags:</strong><em>Mortal Woman, Open</em><br/><strong>Actions:</strong>Revealing herself as a woman of snow and ice<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Rime didn't particularly like the fact that the mortals seemed frightened, wary, of her.  She did understand it, however, so it hurt less than it otherwise could have.  At least they remembered her help, which caused her to smile, glad that she'd been able to aid them.  Her fellow spirits made themselves known and spoke to the mortals as well, the ice spirit nodding in agreement when they spoke of balance and the mortals becoming part of the island, rather than standing as separate from it.<br/><br/>"You need not fear us," she said, not approaching closer given how wary the mortals still seemed.  Aqua's words likely wouldn't help, causing her to sigh softly.  They must not have realized the mortals hadn't been speaking aloud, but there was nothing for it now.  "This one can make the cold... milder, at least around your shelters.  This one cannot, however, make it warm, cannot upset the cycle."  She shook her head slightly for emphasis.  "We are no gods.  You need not worship, need not sacrifice.  We do not want such things."