#thorns of devotion

Also some people blame Azora for not being honest with Perseus but... how could she? That's the core tragedy of their relationship. I do blame Azora for enforcing a bloody death cult upon the Wildborn, but I can't blame her for not telling Perseus who she really was. She's a fascinating character because as a god she's absolutely abhorrant but as a lover you could sympathize with her. The relationship was based on deception but the feelings were true and genuine. Yes very sick and twisted, but nevertheless genuine. I also like that she loves as a god would, very one-sided, coming on extremely hard, the power balance totally off and not caring about or truly respecting what the human thinks, but still "loves" them in a very destructive, overbearing way. There's a reason god-mortal relationships don't work out in myths.

I actually wanted to see more of Perseus and Gorgonna (Azora), especially since it's a bit ambiguous whether she knew who he was and was seducing him on purpose or ran into him by accident. The first time they meet Perseus finds her surrounded and threatened by beasts so he saves her, and she's intrigued that he'd save a Wildborn. The thing is she couldn't have been in real danger because right after it's shown that she can control the beasts even in her Gorgonna form, so why was she acting like she was being attacked? The most likely explanation is that she was pissed that Sarethiel believers (Halians) were encroaching upon her territory so she decided to seduce and kill Sarethiel's champion or at least get some intel out of him. But at the same time she doesn't seem to know who he is at first, though that could have been an act as well. Honestly though she could have just snatched him up and kept him drugged in her chamber right then and there...😅 Or maybe taking away his freedom was a last resort even for her, and she planned to see him again after her hibernation was over.

Personally I wanted to see more of their relationship since they were the image on the Resonating Hall during ToD, but I guess some players would have been bored seeing more flashbacks. When Starry Tales was added I kind of hoped they'd include stories that couldn't be contained in the main or side quests, but so far it seems to be mainly for introducing Celehypo lore since very few of them feature in the quests (which is understandable since their appearance anywhere is a huge deal). Don't get me wrong I'm enjoying the stories we're given, just wanted more.