She shone with a golden light and wore robes of purest white. "That disguise is not necessary, you know," said a voice beside her. "No one here cares who you are." For a moment Springshadow thought she was looking into a very tall mirror. Then she realized the real Guan Shi Yin was standing beside her, looking amused. Springshadow returned to her true fox form, nine tails and all, and bowed her muzzle to the goddess. "Please forgive me. I wasn't certain about the protocol for entering a Hell one wasn't condemned to." The goddess shrugged. "It's done all the time. Those who have to be here are here. As are those who choose to be. The difference is simply how soon one can leave. Though I really think you should give some introspection as to why your first instinct is to appear to be something you're not." Despite her embarrassment, Springshadow did think about what the goddess said. "Perhaps because I'm not certain who I am." "You are a Heavenly Fox," the goddess said.
