Editing Grassfoot (section)

==The Pleasures of Leisure==
[[Sweet Voice of Brass and Glory]] lay back and bent her arm under her
head.  "I think you should build him a shrine."

"A shrine?"  [[Storm of Amber]] propped himself up on his elbow.

"Stone thing.  Sits on the roadside, bowl for people to burn incense."

"Ah.  I thought those were [[The Jokun|Jokun]]."  The Exalt smiled.

"No, Jokun have hands."  The goddess pressed her finger into the Exalt's
palm.  "I've been doing a study."

Storm of Amber laughed.  "Remind me to kill the Jokun."

"After you build Grassfoot a shrine.  A small one, on the road leading
out of [[God Crossing]]."

"You're very serious about this."

The goddess took a golden feather from a nearby table and twirled it between her fingers, smiling as it filtered the light from overhead.  "A happy road spirit can draw your enemies off their course; keep our home safe from attack."

"And you think a shrine will make him happy."

"''Your'' prayers always put ''me'' in a good mood."  

"I've no interest in giving Grassfoot the same personal attention I give you."  Storm of Amber closed his hand over Sweet Brass' and stopped her spinning the feather.  "Besides, I'm not sure I'm comfortable rewarding him before he's of any help."

"Think of it as a lesson, not a reward.  Teach him early the pleasures of bowing to your Mandate."

"And the sages say that education is the root of virtue.  Alright; we'll deliver his lesson."  Storm of Amber smiled to the goddess.  "Of course, next ''you'll'' want a shrine."

Sweet Brass let the feather go and it drifted to the floor.  "I already know ''my'' place under heaven."


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[[Heaven's Mandate]]