Falls of the Hinterlands opal

asherah glowed with the fires of the god; eshamun saw this and her heart was lifted with joy. her eyes glinted as she turned to the priestess at her side with a nod, and when arunik'ra had spoken, the ekar-aji gave asherah her attention. "you have given of yourself unselfishly. beyond these falling waters is a cave. come," she invited, her legs carrying her swiftly toward the place.

once beneath the falls, eshamun shook out her wet hackles and glanced to see that the res drunak and asherah had accompanied her. in the mud she had excavated a hole, and within it, dark water welled, with small bits of plant bobbing there. "this is the ta mitra, sacred drink given to the priestess acolytes of the malkaria. it will give you visions. drink now and we will begin the first rite, the marut dat."