Zill drew a circle around Emily with a sharp piece of stone and then covered it with the green leaves which were lying on the ground. “You must stay inside the circle and pray to Sylvia. I have seen the elves do that when they want to talk to the Goddess.”
Emily nodded in acknowledgement and folded her hands tightly. Putting her weapons on the ground, she began to pray to the Goddess of nature. A minute passed and then a couple more. She kept repeating the Goddess’ name and asking for her assistance but the deity didn’t come to her aid.
“Why is she not answering her prayers? Are you sure Emily is doing the ritual correctly?” enquired Jake.
Zill put his fingers to his lips and replied softly, “Hush. You mustn’t speak when someone is offering a prayer to Goddess Sylvia. She doesn’t like
