Swamped

You were stuck cleaning floors as punishment for some stupid thing you'd done. Probably an attempt at Keeper's stash. You were with three others, all newmucks. You didn't bother to ask if it was a punishment for them too, or if it was just some kind of lesson. You'd mostly blanked out, wanting nothing more than to get it over with.

Rider and Mantis passed by and were arguing about something. You were sort of half-listening, your attention switching sporadically between their conversation and the chatter of the other Marshguards.

At one point, one of them mentioned hearing some Bogknights talk about the call of the swamp. He wondered what that even was. They speculated for a bit...

And then you noticed that Mantis had stopped in mid-sentence and was staring at you. You asked him what was up, but the answer was some of his usual incomprehensible nonsense about auras. He seemed almost embarrassed, though. As though he'd seen something he shouldn't.

Now, you do know a little more... or more like, you've got slightly more informed speculation. Long suggested that the call of the swamp might have something to do with a god. This whole aura business seems to be related to the gods somehow too, so maybe something weird happened with yours when the call of the swamp came up, and he took notice?

Okay, say that's true. How in the hells would you even do anything with that?