【战锤40k同人作品翻译】 Ennui 第二十五章：光芒 Light(29)

I was free.
A hiccup escaped my lips, followed by a sob relief that became a bawling cascade of tears as I allowed myself to fully and truly feel for the first time in my life. I curled against Alessa as she pulled me tight to her and buried my face against her chest, clinging to her as my emotions that had been tamped down so deeply as to never been seen by the hungering dark of the warp came welling out.
“It’s alright,” Alessa cooed gently. “ You are under His aegis now, my love. You are protected, now and forever, by the wings of the Aquila, for no shadow can reach you so long as you remain bathed in the light of the Golden Throne.”

I thanked her, I think… though I can’t recall precisely how. Words bubbled out of me, promises of love and devotion, although I’m not certain any of it was in Gothic. All I know is that, in that moment, I felt something I had never before had cause to look for in myself. A kind of strange, upswell of light and desire that was free of anything fleshly.
Faith, I think.
Yes, I think I felt… faith.
“Pray with me, Isarae,” Alessa said as she pulled back with her eyes closed, and then pressed her forehead to mine. “Pray to Him on Earth.”