A Break in the Storm
Caleb blinked as Bristle mentioned a brothel of all places as a place of interest, but quickly recovered, clearing his throat before answering her question.
"I went looking for answers, and I'm not ashamed to admit, hope. This whole thing is proving to be well above my head, so I figured it couldn't hurt to ask a higher power," he said, pulling the pendant free for the others to see. "I went to that Sarenite church Halson used to be a part of, and I prayed for the first time in years. I didn't expect it to work, but apparently someone was listening. Something there offered me a deal, knowledge to fight her in exchange for service, and I accepted. It's where I learned about Crocutiel and Mount Callahan." He paused for a moment, taking a drink to wet his throat and let his words sink in before continuing. "It was a big shock that I was even answered, let alone offered help. I never thought angels or seraphs or whatever they were would want anything to do with me. They certainly never answered when I was little," he grumbled, a dark shadow beginning to cloud his features.
He shook out of it when Firea asked her own unbelievable question, looking at her in surprise as he answered. "A brothel is a place where people pay for sex, massages, drugs, all kinds of things. How sheltered has your life been?" he said, seeming for all the world as if he'd never encountered someone who didn't know this.