Planet of the Gods

Shiara had been scrubbed and scented and combed and pummeled and left on soft pillows to sleep.  It was afternoon when Dauphina came to her side. She had the boxes in her arms, and she set them on a table.  Then she began to rub Shiara gently awake. 

“Ummmmh!” said Shiara in a grumpy tone.

“Now, dear—“said Dauphina.

“Ummm.  Ohhh!” and she remembered where she was.  She was in a comfortable place… not the unending grayness of her dream.

“It is time for you to dress,” Dauphina said.

Sleepily Shiara moved her head back and forth and began to sit up.  She remembered the tunic she had not been allowed to see.  She quickly sat upright on the bed.  “Yes!” she said.

Dauphina began helping Shiara to dress.  She helped her into the shimmering green undergarment that would keep her warm beneath her tunic.

“What is this planet, Dauphina?  I understand I was born here?”

“Yes,” she said “This is the planet Olympus. many gods and goddesses are born here, but they don’t live here.  This is not a place to live and grow up.  It is more of just a resting station.  We have the house where the goddesses give birth, and we have stations like this one you are in… different ones for differing gods and goddesses.  The Oreads have more rugged, mountainous needs… the Okeanids are tended to under the water, out in the ocean you see to the west when you go outside… You traveled with your father, I believe?”

“Yes, when I was young. And we went from planet to planet as I gained my education. Then, I was given an “experimental forest” as part of my education as well, to see if I was ready to rule.  It is my understanding that they don’t think that I am ready to oversee a planet.”

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