"You didn't look so good just now. Is something the matter?" Gale asked, showing concern as he noticed Shadowheart's odd expression.
Prompted by Gale's words, Shadowheart opened her hand for the others to see, revealing a stark black void on her palm. "The wound on my hand can never be healed. Sometimes, it causes a terrible agony that feels as though it's tearing me apart." She didn't look worried; rather, she treated the wound with the utmost reverence. "It is merely a test given to me by Lady Shar, and I can bear it."
"Why would Shar make you suffer like that?" Karlach asked in confusion. From what she knew, shouldn't gods protect their devoted followers? Why would anyone deliberately inflict pain on their own people? It made no sense to her.
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