The Shadow's Favor

Prompt: I am a knight in training at the academy. It is the highlight of our 5th year, receiving the blessing of a patron god. It has been hard to reach this point due to discrimination, this is the empire of Baukis and I am a member of the semi-nomadic tabir tribes, we are seen as lesser in the empire due to the history of conflict between our peoples. Everyone is hoping to be blessed by Rothal, god of warriors or Bentil , god of order. I take my turn kneeling before the statues, closing my eyes in meditation. I open them in blackness, grey fog wafting around, Two red eyes peer at me from the shadows. the shadow coalescing to form Fyrke, goddess of darkness, she drapes her arms around me declaring that I will be her champion. My eyes open again and I am back in the temple, being told to move so the next student may receive their blessing.