Lysa grinned as Bram gave her the toast of sorts, taking a good long look at him.<br/><br/>"We'll have a drink if you come back alive, Bram." she smirked, taking a long sip of her own drink as Lucille and Bram went on their way.<br/><br/>The journey there was brief and mostly silent.<br/><br/>"We can't enter the Temple," she whispered, her voice as soft as the wind. "You'll have to find a way."<br/><br/>Once Bram had entered the gates,<em>if </em>he entered the gates, he would be free from Lysa and the Crimson devils should he wish it. There was no way for them to follow. The choice was his to make, whether to help them or leave them. Lysa hoped her incentives were enough; Lucille's voice betrayed no emotions of her own.<br/><br/>"We're here." She noted, as the two of them rounded a corner into a giant plateau.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/70/Soulspirebanner.jpg) (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f1/547381.jpg)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span class="bbc_u">Soulspire Temple</span></span></strong><br/><br/>The fading light of the afternoon fell over the massive Soulspire Temple, a fortress-like city built eons ago. The temple was built on a giant plateau in the mountains, yet underneath it lied another labyrinth of caverns unexplored. In the sky giant pillars of stone floated in suspension, with an eerie blue glow radiating from them. Blue streaks of energy shot into the sky, lighting up the air like massive torches. Occasionally a pulse of energy would fire from the network of stone pillars, sending a bright blue ball firing into the sky with a stream of energy trailing behind. The muffled sounds of the temple city could be heard behind the massive iron gate of a door; the hustle and bustle of the marketplace, the hourly ringing of the temple bell, and the overlapping chants of thousands of prayers. A soft humming filled the air as one walked near the pillars of the Manastream, and a deafening pulse of energy shook you to the core whenever somebody used it.<br/><br/>In front of the temple, a single female figure blocked the way.<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/72/Altheaportrait.jpg) (https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/15/Althea.jpg)</div><strong>Temple Guardian Althea<br/><span class="bbc_u">Priest-class</span><span class="bbc_u"> 30/6/11/14/1</span>______</strong><br/><em>Grand Cross, Light's Blessing.</em><br/><br/>"Stop!" She commanded, pointing at Bram. A gigantic cross almost the size of her body rested on her shoulder. Althea set it down on the ground with a crashing thud. The dirt cracked beneath its tremendous weight, and the ground shook with the impact. Walking over to Bram, who was alone, Althea gave him a look-over. Lucille had disappeared into the shadows long ago.<br/><br/>"Why do you seek entry into the Temple?" She questioned, taking out the book at her hip and flipping to the latest blank page.