-Laena and Alexa-<br/><br/>They did not wait long. Soon a priestess came and humbly sawed<br/>“Please, follow me!”<br/>The girls quietly followed until they were led in a chamber made completely of white marble. It was a vast room quiet and semi-dark. Along the walls in between of 3 meters stood giant columns in the Doric order. The only light came from the Moon, for this chamber had no roof and one could see the dark blue sky above. In the middle of the room was a small pool of clear water. The mirror surface of the pool refracted the pale light of the moon making the whole room seem enchanted. Like there was something in the ear that whispered “magic and power”.<br/>On the far end of the chamber were gathered the ten priestesses of the Council. Their figures dressed in white seemed like statues. They stood without movement, quiet and respectful.<br/>Laena saw two other ladies and their slaves. The three chosen ones were so different from the priestesses, dressed in their bright colored clothes. There were two more servant girls accompanying their mistresses’. The six girls slowly moved to the priestesses and aligned before them.<br/>Eumelia, the closest to the High Priestess, spoke first. She was a beautiful woman that left the impression of weakness and kind heart, but that was only her appearance. Her voice was soft and warming, but there was something in it that made chills run up your back.<br/>“Sisters, tonight is a very important night. We are gathered here to cleanse these souls and lead them in the way of the goddess. It is a long journey but it is the most honorable of all women paths. Only few were ever led this way. Even we, the priestesses have never took it, some of us had the privilege of bearing witness to such a ritual, but never anything more. This is a journey only the one chosen to become hight priestess faces.” She stepped forward and smiled warmly. Or at least it was supposed to be warm.<br/>Alexa looked at all three of them. They looked so different, and yet to her they were the same.<br/>The first candidate came from a noble family. She had golden hair and dark brown eyes. Her lean figure, now dressed in a long silk gown in dark red with embroidered figures stood tall and confidant.<br/>The second was a gentle girl from a wealthy family that had lived here for centuries. She has ocean green eyes and long curly brown hair. Her chiton was green with flowers. She was soft-hearted and kind to all living things.<br/>Last was Diana. She looked like a dear, scared and confused in a way, but beautiful in her graceful movements and lush forms. Her dark blond hair was curled and formed into a tight coil and she had a white diadem to hold the naughty hairs in place.<br/>All three stood awaiting for the test.<br/>The ritual begun with a prayer to the goddess. Then each chosen one was given a sour drink to cleanse their mouths followed by a piece of hard bread and olives. Now it was time for Alexa to bless each of them in the water. The servants undressed the women and they went in the water.<br/><br/>-Fyroneus-<br/>She did not know what to say and just stood there watching him. The only reason she came was to try and help. It was in her nature, but now, she did not see how to do that.