Ariel was glad to hear that her information would be useful, but she still stared at the skeleton thoughtfully. It was as if she knew the answer but couldn't quite point to it.

In response to a quiet shuffling sound, Ariel looked back at Sabine. She had just sealed the last flask and was getting up to join them by the skeleton. Ariel looked at Meesei before she resumed. "Would you mind if I watched? I think I've become curious about this now."

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Looking up at the face of the statue of Azura, Fendros sighed. It was something he knew, but not something that he often had to try and put into words. He had to take a second or two to really know what to say, but it eventually clicked. "Well..." Fendros looked to the other two statues, "... when most people think of gods, they think of the beings that dictate us. Separate... separate entities that watch over us and encourage us to be what they believe is the way to live. The reclamations, they are different. It's difficult to describe."

Fendros frowned and read the runes on Azura's shrine again. "I think the answer really lies in our history." He said, hovering his hands over the runes as he recounted what he had been taught. "A long time ago, the Dunmer were rooted from the Altmer. It was by the words of a prophet, Veloth, that we traveled to Morrowind and became the Chimer." Fendros turned to Boethiah, "Veloth was a follower of Boethiah, who taught us to revere our ancestors, to detach from the Altmer. Boethiah taught us how to build our buildings, how to fight our enemies, how to be an independent people, among other things. He is known for plots and deceit, but without such things, we would still be at the feet of Summerset Isle." Fendros looked at and raised his hand to point to Mephala, "Mephala also taught us similar things; evasion, assassination. All of these are her spheres, but it is what the Chimer used to survive. We were still a small, wandering group before we settled properly. Without her own teachings, we would be dead. Also without her and Boethiah, we wouldn't have our clans. Our society would be fractured and disorganised. Finally, Azura," Fendros turned back to the closest statue, "Azura taught us wisdom, guided us, helped us to develop ourselves as a separate race altogether as Chimer. All three of these daedra are essentially the root of all that we are as a people. Without them, we would be dead. Without them, we would have nothing."

"In our time, Mephala and Boethiah are essentially treated as evil beings in many parts of the world, and that is because they seek to fulfill their own agendas. But this doesn't change the fact that they were our mentors, and in a way, our ancestors." Fendros looked at Ahnasha upon finishing, "so you see, the worship of the reclamations is less, then, about asking for boons and power, like it is with stereotypical daedra worship. It's more in respect and thanks, as well as to follow their example into the future of our own lives." Fendros breathed a chuckle, "It also explains a few things about Dunmer culture to say such things out loud. Even if how we lived, and really continue to live, makes the Dunmer an unfriendly people, it is how we survived. We owe a lot to the reclamations for that."