"Good! The trip shouldn't be too bad, not with all the soldiers patrolling the region." Yaris told Lorelei cheerfully, leading the way.<br/><br/>The trip was fairly safe, but at the question, Yaris would grow more solemn as she explained. "The barrier is weak now. Only a handful of demons could possibly slip through it at this point, but if we don't renew it soon, more could potentially enter the kingdom. Mind, they'll be weakened immensely inside, and they should have no idea what we're doing, but that's why we keep the pilgrimage secret. If they knew, they'd target you, and then we'd be in danger. Still, the last two times it's been renewed haven't seen any issues, so I think we're safe. Just don't get too overconfident, hmm? You're the Chosen, yes, but that doesn't make you invulnerable."<br/><br/>It would be mid-afternoon when the Temple of Valor came into sight, dominating the top of a mountainside which had been mostly cut away to reveal a fortress-temple dominating the horizon. In fact, Lorelei would see that an immense symbol of a sword was cut into the mountain behind the temple, one which matched the sword-like symbol to her own marking.<br/><br/>The militant arm welcomed the group to the temple, and the high priestess herself, an attractive, fit elven woman with near-black hair and eyes, bowed to Lorelei respectfully, her voice warm. "Welcome to Syla's Temple of Valor, Chosen. I'm glad to see that you reached our gates safely, and that you are able to carry out the Goddess' work. Please, accompany me to dinner, before going into seclusion for the ritual."<br/><br/>Dinner would be pleasant, and while filling it was also gentle enough that it shouldn't cause Lorelei too many issues with staying up for the ritual. At last she'd be escorted to the inner sanctum, where she'd pray in the serene, most sacred part of the temple, with the doors able to block virtually all sound from outside. Certainly, the room was a bit on the cool side, but at least they had cushions for her to kneel on for her prayers.<br/><br/>Even so, Lorelei would likely only have been at her vigil for an hour before the door suddenly opened and Yaris slipped in, looking mortified as she spoke softly, closing the door behind her and holding a robe in her other hand, this one a slightly more ornate robe than Lorelei was wearing. "Lorelei, I almost forgot! You're supposed to wear this robe and nothing else. Please, quickly change?"<br/><br/>The robe was fairly similar, but had no underwear to go with it.