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She inquired further, and that made Khalba wary. The Malkaria were a secretive bunch who did not let go of their secrets all willy-nilly. Those who followed Molech were to keep a tight lip around outsiders -- and he, a male, had no right to divulge any information to an outsider such as this. But her would placate her with an answer to her question, though it would be the last he would answer. "Yes," he spoke succinctly. 

"But you will learn no more," quipped Khalba sharply. "I offer you a choice; pledge your soul to Molech, or leave this place." If she remained and devoted herself to the eight-armed one, their secrets could be hers. It was an important choice -- one to be made with much thought, because if she chose the Malkaria, she would not leave alive.