I should warn you... I'm not really a good shinki. [Nia glances away, as if the tree over to their side has some secret within it she really needs to spot. These words aren't just for Votelli, after all.] I'm angry and bitter and don't like being a shinki at all. But I have to be one, that's what I am. So.

[She inhales, bracing herself, and looks back to Votelli.]

Having a god I can trust has made a difference, though. You need someone you can trust too. I may have a lot of problems, but since I have to be a shinki, I think it would be good to be your shinki too.