Hurrying over to Helen, Asteri would pour over the art with awe. She'd never spent much time in art galleries, and seeing such art was a spectacle for the ages.
"My... These are even better than the paintings I saw last time. You're quite the adept painter -
“…Let us…”
Helen agreed, though she still looked rather sad. She would guide the goddess into the temple and towards her room. It was an exact replication of what her room used to be, albeit a larger bed.
One thing to note is that there is only one altar now: Teleios. —
"It is bold of you to believe such blame lies squarely on your shoulders. But I will not delve too deeply into it, today is a day for celebration, let us eat, drink and paint!" She declared, trying to brighten Helen's mood.
"Come, I'd love to see your works"
Helen looks towards the city, easy to see now that they’re at the door of her temple.
“Troy lives in them. They have worked so hard to build what was lost back up. I am thankful to each of them for allowing me a place here…it was my fault the city was destroyed…in a sense.”
Noticing the change in Helen's demeanor, Astéri stopped and stepped closer to her. Taking both of her hands in her own.
"Troy may have fallen," She spoke softly and with sincerity, trying to convey her peaceful intentions. "But it lives on in you."
Helen freezes.
It shouldn’t shock her that a goddess would know such information, yet she still is worried what might happen.
They told her the gods would be trying to find her, would be punishing her for being a daughter of Paris…
“I-It is just…Helen.”
She states, trying —
"No worries, none at all! I do often watch the mortals of this realm, as they are quite interesting. And though we only met briefly, I was quite impressed by you.
But where are my manners..."
She bowed to the goddess.
"It is a pleasure to meet you, Helen of Troy"
Helen’s face flushed. She is so embarrassed that she called this goddess by a different title…
“My apologies. I—Reflections, eh? Then I am certain you met me by watching me. But I don’t recall meeting you…”
praise to heave onto a place. I might need to test if that's true" Astéri commented, far too busy admiring the pottery near the entryway to notice her companion's friends.
"How kind of you" She smiled, following his lead through the city until they arrived at the establishment.
It looked plenty cozy to her, and as long as they were able to feed her she would be most pleased!
"The best food in the entire kingdom? Why that's quite the mighty -
"Lucky for you, I know the best spot in town. And don't worry about paying! It's on me tonight."
He leads her to a cosy little place. The food made fresh and drinks chilled to perfection. Or piping hot, however she would prefer it.
"This is one of my favourite places. They —
"Inland it is." She turned slightly, leading way to the outskirts of a town.
"Are there any foods you wish to eat in particular oh great one? Or shall I choose something for you?"
"I see... You're quite the novel guide, would you mind telling me where I might find a bite to eat?
My journey here was quite grueling and I'm afraid it made me rather famished.
I'll pay any price, so long as it brings me a warm cot and a nice meal."
The goddess was -
He turns to watch the crabs emerge, grinning at the wondrous sight and laughing at her jest.
"This is my homeland, yes. I've spent my entire life here. So you'll find no better guide than me."
Winking playfully at her before leading her into the town. Telling her of the —