NARRATOR: The goddess herself, Life Incarnate, looks around the garden with bright, curious eyes. // GODDESS: How interesting. I think I like this place.

SAINT, reverent: Mother Goddess…why have you chosen to grace us with your presence? // GODDESS, shrugging: I was curious. I’ve never seen such an arrangement of plants. A ritual called me here, and so I had to see what was so special about this place.

GODDESS, low: You are playing with forces far beyond your understanding. If you so much as lay a finger on me– // MAN: I’m not going to harm you. You ignored my offering. I’m only going to take what’s owed. // GODDESS, livid: I couldn’t heal your wife now even if I wanted to. I’m powerless, in case you weren’t aware!