It was Alva who said, "I don't think the Lady Sif will mind a few words of thanks from a woman who has found help in a time of need, even if she's not a regular worshiper." The baroness nodded her agreement, adding, "I tend to think of our gods as a pragmatic lot. They won't mind a good song. And you'll only have to sing the chorus, that's just a general thanks for what good the last year has brought and expressing hopes for the new year, the return of the sun, and a few things like that. We priests will deal with the more specific prayers to individual gods and the pantheon."<br/><br/>They spent the rest of the afternoon rehearsing and teaching Mialla her lines, discovering in the process that Mialla was fluent in Finwarian, which clearly delighted the baroness, but the ceremony and the singing would be done in Common for the benefit of the worshipers who didn't speak the northern language.<br/><br/>After Alva had left them at the end of their rehearsal, baroness Waldgreen asked, "would you mind staying a moment longer? It's always nice to speak my mother tongue," at which point she switched to Finwarian. "of course there are people here who are quite fluent, but I don't usually just chat with them in Finwarian. You find everything here you need, so far? You are a guest, after all. If there's something you need you should ask. I make no promises, but asking can't hurt."