[color=0076a3][h3][center]~~Seleth~~[/center][/h3][/color]
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The powered up javelin blasted the Lot Knight, a small explosion of energy as it hit.

Seleth held her breath - if that hadn't worked...The silence that hung over the arena as it awaited the outcome was thick, an almost oppressive thing to Seleth as the referee went over. Surely that had worked, hadn't it? No one-no one could have come out unscathed from that, right? Then the announcement was given -

The Lot Knight had surrendered.

[color=0076a3]"Yahoo!~"[/color] No one else had been cheering, but that didn't seem to stop Seleth from hopping up and down on one foot, pumping a fist into the air and shouting loudly. "Ahaha, oh wow I didn't actually-" She stopped herself mid sentence as the knights made themselves known with their own cheering moments later, rushing out onto the field and plying her with compliments.

[color=0076a3]"Aha, 'Tis only natural I won."[/color] She replied to them with a smug grin, face darkening in mild embarrassment from the praise as she ignored the last comment. [color=0076a3]"I [i]am[/i] the strongest student in this school after all and as long as I remain faithful to Aylama, I shall find no challenge to great."[/color] Success...was an odd feeling? Perhaps her prayers had been answered? Maybe Aylama was showing her some mercy, or perhaps the proper path? Were her assumptions about her own behavior right?

Well...only time would tell she supposed.

Her revelry was short lived, however. As the last knight approached, dressed in armor that reminded her of sleepwear, Seleth frowned. Ah sweet Aylama, he was asking her for advice on something? Seriously? Ugh, oh dear oh dear what should she say? She wasn't prepared for this! She was panicking slightly so she didn't really register all of his words. Seen her in his dreams? Creepy...but as he went on to explain, something, something made her skin crawl. Perhaps it was because of her own fervent faith in Aylama, but something seemed...foreboding about those words. Well, she was sure it was nothing.

Ah, how as she supposed to reply here?

[color=0076a3]"I...see,"[/color] Seleth replied quietly, clearing her throat as she stuck the head of her spear into the ground and leaned on it. Oh wow, she was [i]really[/i] tired from that. Phew. Well, here went nothing. [color=0076a3]"I can not comment on the nature of your Dreams, knight."[/color] She began somberly. [color=0076a3]"Aylama speaks to those who listen in peculiar ways at times. I think I am starting to understand that with my victory here."[/color] She offered him a serious expression, gently placing a hand on his arm, but gripping it firmly. [color=0076a3]"I can not say whether it is cowardly. I have not seen those dreams myself. Sometimes, turning a blind eye to something is the best one can do to save themselves. I can not fault someone for that, but - "[/color] She looked the knight right in the eyes, glaring lightly in a firm tone. [color=0076a3]"If you have the ability to help, but do not, then yes - I will call you nothing but a coward. You are a knight, aren't you? Then act like it."[/color]

She released the knights arm, straightening her robe and dusting some dirt off of it from the fight.

[color=0076a3]"...if you need, perhaps you need someone to listen to your dreams?"[/color] She continued in a slightly more neutral tone. [color=0076a3]"A priest of Aylama may be able to help, if you seek one out. There is a small church I find myself in quite a bit. The Priest there is quite amicable and I'm sure he'd be able to listen."[/color]