In the darkness, the statue of the Storm Goddess Gomona still stood quietly in the center of the Underground Sanctuary, draped with a thin veil, looking down upon the mortal world.
Of course, if one were to distinguish strictly according to doctrine, the "goddess" in the Underground Sanctuary represented another aspect of Gomona and should be called the "Calm Sea Maiden."
Duncan intently stared at the cold stone sculpture, and he could be certain that he had just heard a voice, a whisper akin to a murmur in a dream, coming from that statue.
However, Sherry and Doggie, who were right next to him, had no reaction to this at all—clearly, only he had heard the voice.
"Mr. Duncan?" Sherry also noticed Duncan's strange behavior at this moment, her eyes widening with a bit of nervousness as she instinctively pressed against Doggie, "Did you discover something?"
