One more actress by Emikochan

Galena's small and remote village rarely received visitors. When a troupe of troubadours passed by the village on their way to bigger towns, she was entranced. Everything was so colourful and bright and, to make things even better, they were accompanied by an actual shaman! The shaman, who introduced herself as Musha, offered to teach some of her art to the village's shamans-in-training. Galena was fascinated by the lessons. She wanted nothing more than to follow in the footsteps of this great healer. She followed the older shaman as often as she could, but when Musha would return to the troupe's assigned lodgings, their guards would stop her from entering. One day, Galena snuck into the troupe's main tent to see what happened there. What she discovered, that the troupe's main events were snuff shows performed under the watchful eye of Musha, would have shattered many trainees' trust in the shaman, but Galena was more interested in the miracles Musha wove. She wanted nothing more than to follow in her footsteps. When she noticed the young girl watching, Musha was troubled; she didn't want to expose such a young soul to her world, but she could tell that trying to ward her off would risk driving her away from healing, perhaps off shamanism altogether. It was better to teach her in a safe environment.
Galena was a careful study, but sadly, the Spirit of Life did not speak to her as easily as the other elements did. Musha taught her to take this in stride. The Earthen Ring prizes Elementalists as much as they do healers.