22.31 Brigantia, the goddess of life.

What is Nature if not the entirety of the cycle of Life?

From the birth of spring, through the growth of summer, to the harvest of
autumn, to the death of winter and on again. Nothing escapes this eternal
cycle or is unaffected by it. And watching over the world and the endless
cycles therein I stand - Nature herself. I am whimsical like a Maiden,
wise like a Crone but most of all I am loving like the benevolent
Earth-Mother I have become to all of the many creations of my beloved
Father Aldaron, god of Life.

However in the wilds of this world, where I Nature roam unfettered and
unbound, completely unrestrained by such concepts as what would make mortals
or even other Gods happy - I have long made choices where the end results were
not always to the benefit of both sides. When I watch my beloved wild cats
hunt in the forests or on the plains, the end of their hunger and the
prolonging of their lives means the death of another. I accept this in them,
and ask only that they not be cruel or sadistic, or take more then they need.

Mortals should get used to this side of me as well as the more familiar
Benevolent Mother figure they have come to adore. At the very heart of my
realm is the ability and the power to decide who benefits in these contests
between living creatures. Does the antelope escape, or does the lion feed?
Some days I choose the antelope, and some the lion. I balance the needs
of both to ensure a result that will ultimately benefit Life and Nature the
most in the long run. For my world is measured in countless centuries and
not just the short span you mortals call your lives.

If you seek to serve me mortal, remember this. Those of gentle souls with
generous hearts will find much happiness in my service. Those who aspire to
great personal power and wealth at the expense of the world I love so dearly
and the creatures that live in it, would be wise to look elsewhere.
Such people will never find favour with me.

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