"I-it wasn't as bad, a-at first," she said, still trembling, visibly. "There were other gods, I... barely had any followers. N-now... it's just me. They're all... gone, and it's just me. All the elves,<em>all</em>of them. I've tried... I've tried to block it out, the techniques th-the others knew, and i-it helps. I can h-hear myself think. But I know... I know they're there, they need me, and... and... and..."