Goodman John
Active Member
Many years ago the gods placed a great gift before me- a woman with whom I fell in love with immediately and wanted to make a life with, and she with me. I was too weak or timid to take this gift, though, and she eventually slipped from my grasp, but not before leaving a burning mark in my heart. We remained close friends- albeit at a distance- and although she has since married another I had felt our lives would bring us together again. But now even the one tenuous line of contact is being closed and I fear she will be gone forever. I feel the gods are punishing me for not taking their gift all those years ago; since then they have taken my health bit by bit and now may sight is failing and I cannot help but think the gods are laughing at me. Although I may not regain this woman, what must I do to regain the favor of the gods? My entreaties and offerings have thus far proved to be unproductive. What must I give them in return for their blessings and relief from this pain?