Horizon Ridge You need it so believe it

He nodded, listening as she answered his question. Devotion, loyalty, and honesty were all traits of the honorable. The Daystar expected His followers to be guided by similar tenants -- many of which Hiram had broken when he gave into temptation and partook of the woman's body. Strangely, he felt no guilt for his broken creed. Not yet, at least. Not when the fingers of desire still worked across his warped, mortal mind.

It seemed she was in the same boat as he. He would remain a secret from her pack, just as she was to remain one from his. "There are those who would bar me from the priesthood if they knew." The swell holding them together had slowly shrunk. Hiram pulled and found himself withdrawing from her hold with a slight shlorp. "Are you a woman of faith?" He asked, wondering if it was the same belief that held her to secrecy.