(Mei Ling's Special Training) Role of a Shamaness

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## Summary

Mei Ling tells Fram Berge and Charlotte Grace about shamanesses.

## Content

Charlotte: Lady Mei Ling!

Mei Ling: What is it?

Charlotte: I heard you're a shamaness. Is that true?

Mei Ling: I served as both a shamaness and the chief priestess, yes.

Fram: What does a shamaness do?

Mei Ling: Hm... How to explain... The responsibilities of a shamaness and the rites she can perform differ depending on the tribe. For the rabbitkin, only those with a magical sensitivity high enough to communicate with the Great Spirit can be a shamaness.

Charlotte: The Great Spirit...?

Fram: Isn't that the cute little monster she summons that blows that huge fireball?

Mei Ling: It's not a cute little monster...! It's the Great Spirit, protector of the rabbitkin!

Fram: Sorry! I didn't realize it was so, uh... great.

Mei Ling: Indeed! The Great Spirit has been watching over us since at least my great, great, great, great grandmother's time.

Charlotte: How do you and other shamanesses communicate with the Great Spirit?

Mei Ling: There is actually more than one Great Spirit, and they guide their wandering descendants down the path of fate. If you follow the path, you come to learn about the balance of the world.

Charlotte: I see! I'd heard that rabbitkin regard balance as one of the chief virtues in life.

Mei Ling: That is true. The entire universe was built on a foundation of balance. Order, chaos, cause effect... It would take too long to cover these topics in depth. The reason I started following our liege was mainly due to the pull of balance. I felt a strong hunch, not only from the Great Spirit, but also as a shamaness.

Charlotte: A hunch about Highness?

Mei Ling: It may not be visible, but she has a tremendous amount of impact. No regular person could ever have that much. It would take many people's combined impact to match that amount.

Fram: What do you mean when you say Highness "has impact"? Is that like... somethin' you get from doin' stuff? Like those membership point systems at shops?

Mei Ling: That comparison isn't quite apt, but... it's similar. It's like a payment for your actions as you continually choose either order or chaos. The more impact you have, the greater influence you can have over the world around you.

Fram: Whoa, so you're sayin' Highness can have a huge influence on the world?

Mei Ling: Yes, she already does have such an influence. But I've no idea how she has the amount of impact she does.

Charlotte: Hm, but for some reason that doesn't feel weird. Like, Highness seems like she would have that much influence.

Fram: I do feel that to an extent...

Mei Ling: Honestly, what I want from our liege is more than simply hold political power. I hope she walks the path of balance, without leaning toward order or chaos.

Fram: I don't get what you're talkin' about, but I'm sure it'll all turn out how you want!

Charlotte: I agree!

Mei Ling: I could learn a lot from your positive attitudes... Now, we seem to have strayed from our original topic. Would you like to hear more about shamanesses?

Charlotte: Yeah! I'm really curious. It feels like you'd have some relation to my friends, the spirits! Oh, but not the, uh, "Great" kind...

Mei Ling: That's very observant. You're right; the power we wield is closely related to the spirits...

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