Once she heard the translation, Meesei gave a quick glance to Gallus before responding herself. "We can come with you Pudaga, at least to make sure your family will be safe here."

After Pudaga's question, the priestess' eyes widened ever so slightly when she realized that they were not yet properly introduced. [i]"Oh, my apologies. Where are my manners? My name is Haressi. Just wait here a moment and I will go make sure Brother Daranus is available."[/i]

Haressi left briefly and headed downstairs to the chapel's lower rooms, though true to her word, she was only away for a few minutes. Once she returned, she quickly led them all downstairs, through a long hallway running under the main hall. They were taken to the room at the far end of the hall, which, upon entering, appeared to be an office. It had bookshelves filled with scrolls and ledgers, likely for record-keeping, along with a few tables and desks. Behind one of the desks sat an Imperial man in similar robes to Haressi. While not quite elderly, he was an older man with a bald head and a thick, mostly grey beard. 

"Ah, welcome. Feel free to pull up a seat. Sister Haressi told me you are escaped slaves. You have my sympathies for having gone through such injustice. She also said that you are in desperate need of aid. I suppose my first question is what kind of aid do you need. Is your intention to seek help leaving the city, or to find a place here in it?"

Ma'tanza looked up at the window depicting Dibella with a hint of confusion. "So they have two love goddesses? That seems strange to Ma'tanza, and a bit confusing. A goddess of beauty, though, that does make sense. It especially makes sense that La'khay follows her. Her reputation in the clan isn't very...flattering, but she is a beautiful woman who can create some beautiful things. She is one of the one who likes to help others, men or women, with their appearances. She is also probably the most talented painter that Ma'tanza has ever met in person. She can make a painting that looks real enough to fool your eyes into thinking they are looking out of a window. It is a shame that everything she made was lost in the attack."

Ma'tanza glanced back down to the altar. "La'khay said once that Ma'tanza would be good at the 'Dibellan arts,' but she doesn't really know what that means."