When the woman got inside and commented on the hug, Ella let go of Poitr, looking at her. Poort did give her an explanation about who the woman was, apperently some church member volunteering at the hospital, helping the children. That meant that if Ella had to stay in the hospital, she would be seeing the woman some more times. That didn't sound like something Ella was going to like. The woman suggested to pray, something Ella didn't want at all. But Poitr said it would just be a little longer, and it wasn't like she had a choice.

Still, that didn't stop it from feeling wrong. Everything about that moment was wrong. Praying to a god she didn't worship felt bad, especially as she kept thinking about her own gods the entire prayer long. It was no fair to her gods, nor to the god Poitr and the woman believed in. It felt like betraying her gods, only to lie to another god. That was no good and she would have to make sure no to forget to say sorry when she had time to pray alone again.

So when the woman stopped praying, Ella was glad that she did. She really wanted to stop pretending. She looked at the woman, but made sure to stay close to Poitr, not trusting her.