Among the various revelations by a servant of Sune was information that every person that has been 'deposited' in Seirra Na was done so by the intent and design of one various gods who know about Seirra Na. This touched off a crisis of faith for Shana. If Lathander could violate one of his precepts so completely as to rip not only one of his follows, but one of his clerics, from her life so completely without asking beforehand, without so much as the merest hint of information before or after, was He the god she thought He was? The talk with the Araushunee, the goddess who betrayed the Seldarine and the entire elven race, confirmed the information and was absolutely no comfort. After all, who, facing the perceived betrayal of their god, takes comfort from the words of a goddess who perpetrated betrayal on a far vaster scope?
She can feel the path calling, an intuition at the cusp of becoming understanding, but she hesitates. How can she take the step, commit herself further to a god who appears to have violated one of His own sacred percepts?
In this state of mind, Shana accompanies Jodro in his attempt to locate some wayward dark elves... She still isn't quite convinced that these dark elves are the 'not drow' they claim themselves to be.
Traveling the lands of Seirra Na is significantly more dangerous without the aid of the divine magics lent to her by Lathander, but she cannot... she willnot... call upon His powers when she is no longer certain that He is who she thought; no longer certain He is the god of her heart. Fortunately her skills with her morningstar are adequate, if barely, and she has always been a skilled herbalist.
Things go well enough until they enter dragon lands. Shana almost flees as soon as she sees one... she knows she is no match for a dragon.. but she cannot abandon Jodro to them. No matter that her faith in Lathander has been shaken, her beliefs haven't changed, so she enters the fray. After the second time they are almost slain, she sits down and refuses to go on. If these dark elves were stupid enough to venture into dragon lands, they are probably already dead, and even if they aren't, it isn't worth their lives to chase down two soldiers who went exploring without leave...
After some attempt to convince her to continue, Jodro tries tell Shana that she can cast spells, unconsciously, if not consciously. She starts explaining that it is not possible to 'accidently' cast divine spells as one must 'petition' their patron deity to borrow the power. During their discussion, a servant of Peloria appears. The servant's intent is not immediately apparent. At first Shana thinks the servant is trying to convert her...
Eventually, the servant 'reveals' that Lathander does not 'know about' Seirra Na, so couldn't have brought Shana here. Somehow it seems that both the other servants were either lying or 'mistaken'. After some discussion, Shana allows herself to be convinced, though it puts her in a different quandry. If Lathander doesn't know about Seirra Na, then He isn't 'here' and can only hear her distantly...
In the aftermath of the 'revelation', Jodro manages to talk Shana in to resuming the search for the missing soldiers. Fortunately, they find the two dark elves without encountering any more dragons. One of them is gravely injured and Shana calls upon the powers lent to her by Lathander for the first time in days to heal him.
Jodro and Shana returned to the camp outside the dwarf's cabin in silence, each lost in their own thoughts.
