It is with much amusement that I listen to the cries of inequality and
bigotry from the mouths of those who support corruption and evil at
rites of prayer.

Not two months past, a beautiful prayer rite was held in my grove by
Grael, a young Luminary. It was a celebration of the wilderness, of the
sun, of life and the freedom to be wild - the realms represented by Lord
Haern, Lady Slyphe and Lady Lleis. This rite was held in my grove.
Because my grove is sacred to me, and holy ground to Lord Haern as His
shrine is located there, I did not allow darkness to claim it. We were
worshipping the sun, why block its rays from striking the trees and
undergrowth?

Two Cabalists, friends of mine, stopped by before dawn to see if they
would be able to pray with us. But it was not my choice that they could
not, rather, a guild law within the Cabal prohibits them from supporting
the gathering of Devotion at a rite of prayer. Smart, I think, why
assist your enemy in gaining strength?

There are many, many ways to express your gratitude to the Divine. Those
with Devotion to the "light" choose to express this by leading others in
a rite of prayer. Simply attending this prayer elevates the soul of a
mortal a bit more towards Seraphic. Last I was aware, those who practice
necromancy shied away from shining their souls so brightly - it negated
the strength of their most basic attack.

Therefore, I would suggest that perhaps it is not so much that prayer
rites are "forbidden" from certain folks attending....as much as it is
why those folks would want to willingly subject themselves to something
so pure and light-oriented as a rite of prayer. Why would you want to
grant your enemy the power to strike you down? Strategically, it makes
little sense to me, however, I rather enjoy the view from the treetops
where light and dark are concerned at all. So someone...please enlighten
me.

Rosalind Thetis

Penned by my hand on the 14th of Severin, in the year 136 MA.