A few weeks later an audience was held with all the members of the tribe. Although everyone was invited, only the priestess, the tribal chief, and the healer had a vote in the decisions that were made. The audience focused on two main themes, how the tribe was prepared for the rapidly approaching winter and whether or not I should be sanctified.
Regarding the situation of the tribe in the winter, it was concluded that this year was not very good in terms of food for the winter due to certain situations. Even so, with the comments I made about how to preserve food and how to consume it in a better way, the situation was not too serious. However, for us to have food for the whole winter, the hunters had to go out for one last hunt to improve the situation.
On whether it should be sanctified or not, a debate took place for several hours. The main topics of the debate were if I had already made enough contributions to receive this recognition if I showed signs of making better contributions in the future and most importantly if my relationship with the goddess was close enough. There were mixed comments on each of those topics.
It was quite tedious, since, although all the members of the tribe were invited, only adults were present, so I was the only girl. And as if that were not enough, they decided that the best thing was for me to stand in the center of the circle while listening to comments about me.
When it came time to vote, my father and the healer voted in my favor. To my surprise, the priestess commented that my contributions were not enough, that she did not know how I could help in the future and that she had not heard the goddess tell her that my relationship was close enough. In addition, she added that he did not know well the customs of the tribe so it should not be sanctified.
A few days ago, I considered that I had a good relationship with her, but after listening to her comments, I realized that she had no intention of getting along with me after the mess with the campfire. Even so, I already had two out of three votes, so I officially became the saint of the tribe. It was decided that the ceremony was to take place after the hunters returned. Just before the start of winter.