Valerian was announced to be the junior acolyte. He was given a room in the temple itself, and he was also given a uniform. The young man was given a white habit with a thin blue trim around his sleeves. His task was to help with the chores inside the temple and study everything about the belief and the history of the order.
It sounded easy at first, but the thing was, the temple was understaffed. Valerian was the only junior acolyte in the high temple. This place was so big that it could provide for half the city. Yet, this place was filled to the brim as needy people would travel from all over the continent to seek aid.
The entire day Valerian familiarized himself with work. He followed a clergy to learn his duties. The young man did not complain at all. However, Solaria had told him not to use his collar chains. The chain looked like a stain on the plain sober habit. Valerian complied with the command without any babble. He did not mind going back to being a mute.
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