i will endure the night for the promise of light
When Sunjata laughed, Noah raised his eyebrow. The theme of "if Noah were a different man" permeated this encounter. This time, had he been a different man, he might have laughed at the way Sunjata laughed and then sputtered in pain. But the hunter found no amusement in this. He was many things, but he wasn't cruel.
Of all things Noah thought might happen on this day, for him to explain himself and his religious history to Sunjata was not one of them. But here they were. "I attuned when I was very, very young. I didn't have much memory of it until I looked into Vi's eyes the day he asked me to be his demigod. Then I remembered I had seen those eyes before." As Sunjata turned, as did Noah.
"The heralds weren't present in my childhood, because they were within the Hollowed Grounds. I grew up mostly without the influence of gods at all. I did seek out Frey, though, after learning about them from my friend Phoebe, and then seeing the good they were doing for Halo."
THE SENTINEL OF THE NORTH
