☀️ Arselia and Akonia

"An expert on authentic priestess figurines?" A rather large-looking man with an unkempt beard and somewhat messy hair tied back in a bun instantly came to mind, but she pushed the thought away. "In that case, I will definitely say a prayer for his good health."

"Thank you. It looks much better than my previous mask."

"I wouldn't even call it a mask; it's not capable of hiding the face. I suppose it's more of a stylish accessory for him? And this one represents the face of an evil spirit in its folkloric form. Or, more precisely, a person whose mind has been enslaved by it. Actually, they look much more unpleasant, so I might even call this one cute. Maybe I'm just used to it. We use them for various purposes, but also to prevent evil spirits from seeing our faces and pursuing us afterward. But the main point is that it ceremonially connects us with the otherworld, because material effects rarely have any effect on such an opponent... But don't think that it's cursed or anything like that. Quite the opposite – it's blessed by Kami through my former abbess. Hmm. I didn't mean to turn this description into a mini-lecture, but it just kind of happened..." - 🤓.