Callie
The flashes of cameras blinded me temporarily as everyone clamoured and fought to take the best picture of me in front of the shiny new temple. It was such a stark contrast with the dusty vineyard from yesterday and I knew precisely which one I preferred and it wasn’t this.
I waved dutifully at the press and paparazzi, trying to control the slight tremble of nerves tingling through my arm. This whole public speaking thing was never my strong suit.
“Welcome everyone to the opening of my new temple. Thank you for coming out all the way here but I think you’ll all agree that it was worth it. You can see with your own eyes how gorgeous it is around here. The vineyards in this region produce some excellent grapes and wine so I’m excited to have a base here and join hands with the hard
