The Shadow Soul

"Brother Fortifier of Hearts and Bones, I would speak with you!"
"I am listening, Sees-Your-Soul."
"What I tell you must remain secret, only those of us Chosen by Autochton here are allowed to know of what I am about to tell you."
He was so formal I thought, when he said chosen, I could hear the italics. It is a special word, even more special when it applies to one's own self. When one is chosen by Autochton, the First Chooser, it takes on special significance. Sees-your-soul's special curse and blessing all at once, is to be the conscience of a people whose power humbled the principles of creation once, and could do it again, if properly motivated.

— The Diary of Chalai,