Enna is a Land God: Book 1

Coming to Terms

The next couple hours passed comfortably and without issue. I didn't know if monsters were just so used to change and upheaval that me- a random human woman with no experience or understand- becoming their new land god needed only a few minutes of worried discussion before they all just... accepted it. Back on earth that would not have flown at all. Best case scenario I would have been run out of town I think. Instead I was surrounded by small, foxlike people, eating simple yet tasty food, and listening to them make marry.

I suppose i could see why this would be a big moment for them. Their last land god was borderline neglectful- no matter how he insisted that it wasn't his job to ensure peoples comfort and stability- and now they had a fresh slate to work with. And I was very much a blank page in all of this. I wasn't stupid, I knew there was a strong chance that at least some of these people just wanted to be on the right side of a new power in their lives. After all, they just spent the last two thousand years on a god's bad side and it did not turn out very well for them. But, stupid or not, I was in a strange world with zero support. I may hold the name of land god but as far as I could see so far it was in name only. I needed allies and the Foxkin seemed like the only viable place to find it at the moment.

At least they were not outwardly aggressive as the goblin's were reported to be. Mind you, I had yet to see or meet a goblin yet to judge that myself, so who really knew.

Brixie reached over, smiling, and handed me a small cake like item. I took it from her and she winked before taking another off a passing tray and taking a big bite of it herself. I sniffed the item first and noted that it smelt sweet. Looking at the other foxkin and seeing that they all looked very excited about the pastries, I assumed that they were a rare treat for them. Not wanting to be rude while hoping at the back of my paranoid mind that the sweet was not drugged or poisoned, I took a bite. I am sure my eyes had widen in surprise and delight given Brixie's amused laughter as she watched me chew. It was really good! Cake like with a honey filling, sticky and sweet.

As I finished the last bite of the cake there was a tap on my elbow. I looked over and saw Brax standing at my side. "Would you care for a tour of our village, Lady Enna?" He asked over the hub-bub. there was no longer a seating arrangement and people were coming and going from the hut as they pleased. It really had become quite a festive atmosphere

"Alright," I said. It would be nice to get a lay of the land. I was supposed to be the god of it now, after all. "Is it okay?"

Brax laughed. "Of course! And I am sure the villagers would like to see you as well."

I felt my heart sink a little then. Not that i was above meeting people, but because i was worried that they would be expecting things from me that I had no clue if I could even provide them, let alone weather or not I would.

"I will come too." Offered Brixie and I felt more at ease. I didn't know why, but I felt comfortable around the foxkin female. Maybe it was just that she felt so motherly? "You don't have to worry at all Lady Enna. You won't have to do anything at all."

"Alright..." I said and Brax and Brixie lead me out into the sun.

there was a cheer when i emerged out of the hut and I saw that there were several dozen foxkin out there, eating and drinks, and generally making merry. Many of them waved at me and several bowed and mumbled "Lady Enna' as the two foxkin lead me past. it was an awkward but not unpleasant experience.

Leaving the Elder's home, the crowd began to thin and soon were were only passing another person every now and again. I saw that all the huts in town were smaller than the elders but made pretty well the same. Many had little gardens out front and washing bins. I watched as a woman with pale orange fur and three, unbearably, cute children dashed farther down the dirt road, clearly heading for the celebration.