Apparently during her temptation an image of Brynhildur told Cindy that she’d die if she passed through the gate, due to the corruption from Utgard-Loki. Then Andrew mentioned that what she’d been told during her vision was true. That caught my attention, to say the least. And not just because I was worried that Vayu actually was my Father…there was the claim that he was hunting my family members as well.
Lexi and Andrew both consulted Fate. Crossing the gate wouldn’t kill Cindy, as it turns out. But it sure looked like it hurt. One of the garden’s apples seemed to fix that, though. Vayu’s claim about my parentage was also confirmed. Which is…something I’ll have to think about later. Because I just can’t deal with it now.
There were two things of immediate concern. The part about Vayu hunting my family was also true, which meant he was after Hel right now. I sent a text out to warn her, which I hope she got. Given the apparent stakes, though, I can’t help but worry. I’ll have to call her later, when I have the chance. Until then, even as formidable as she is, knowing that Vayu’s after her is worrying…to say the very least. But aside from warning her there’s not much I can do. But having that weigh on my mind along with everything else is just wonderful.
Because the task at hand was still to free Thoth and forestall Fimbulwinter. The temple he was held in was made of stone, so I was able to figure out its layout. And a few others were able to pinpoint where the guards were by sound, so we were able to sneak all the way to the room where Thoth was being held…and that’s where our luck ran out. Thoth was in the room…and Tishtrya as in there talking with him.
In short, times had just gotten desperate. So my plan was suitably desperate. In short, use my power over earth and stone to hide them in the wall of the temple, then I could get Tishtrya’s attention to draw him away, and they could sneak in behind him. The hope was he’d want to take me alive. Not exactly something I wanted to stake my life on…but the stakes were bigger than any of us.
Then Andrew said it should be Cindy instead. Something about her Titan taint and the role the Titanspawn had played in the decline of Tishtrya’s worship. I wasn’t exactly thrilled with that. I mean…loathe as I am to risk my life in such a manner I want to make someone else do it even less. But it did seem to be a better solution than hoping Tishtrya wouldn’t decide to kill me. And Gods know once Cindy gets that kind of idea put in her head you’ll have better luck moving heaven and earth than you will talking her out of it. Which is why she acquired that Titan corruption in the first place.
But miraculously enough the plan seemed to work. Cindy drew Tishtrya away into the temple; I blocked the hallway off with close to three-hundred cubic feet of stone. Even if any of the other guards come back to check on Thoth I doubt they’ll be able to get through that easily. And damn…I may have just orchestrated a trick that pulled the wool over the eyes of a god.
Now we just need to break the bindings placed on Thoth...
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