Clare of the Valley is the goddess of fidelity, devotion, and love. A one-time mortal woman whose soldier husband died while returning from war, she now lives undying in her mortal body.
When Clare's husband died within sight of his home, Death took the opportunity to take her husbands body to experience mortal life temporarily. Death felt the affection and ministrations of Clare and at first believed he had known what it was to be loved. By the end of his experiment, he slowly realized that Clare only had feelings for her husband.
When Death realized Clare did not love him, nor even truly know him; he cast off the husband's body and left her a widow.
Despite her not knowing him, Death found that his love was real. He truly loved Clare, and he has loved her ever since. For this reason, he has never permitted her to join him for fear that she would discover his deception. Worse than not loving him, he fears she might come to hate him.
Because she is never claimed by Death, she would have been consigned to continual aging and eventual decrepitude. Her darkened veil is the gift of Reme who took pity on her and granted her a permanent boon to reverse all aging.
Simply put, Clare cannot die. She is immortal because Death will not claim her. She is the patroness of true love and fidelity for married couples.
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