Hiraya
There’s an unwritten rule that the haliya should be the main voice during the ceremony. It was a big deal before that I felt offended when Limay tried to overpower me with her talent. I was an insecure one myself due to pressure from my mother. She put inside my head that I must be the best as the goddess’ favored one. I wanted to please her and sometimes come up short.
I just smiled as I nodded with other tribesmen who greeted me. "I'm still a haliya and she'll never be one. So let her sing if she wants to. I might not be the best singer but I will serve the goddess with all my heart. It is the sincerity that is important."
Kala was still worried. "But you might get distracted by her voice.”
"I'm not. So let her be."
It was still annoying but I couldn’t be distracted by L
