Sun Mote Copse God Gave Heed to Her and Opened Her Womb

eshamun grinned. "molech is blessed in turn to have you for an acolyte. tell them of molech as much as they will listen. servitude to molech is not a requirement for living among us, only that they observe our laws and find roles to serve the wolves of the malkaria. i would not turn anyone away who intends to work honestly for their keep; i can only hope that they come to see molech's light, in time."

she kissed the girl's cheek then. "i have something to ask of you, asherah. arunik'ra has left us to commune; i do not know when she will return. my sister is a wanderer. when the children are born, for they shall be born at different times, i wish for you to give the ones i choose back to molech. one child from each litter." her eyes met asherah's own. "will you do this for me? visions and sacrifice -- that is the lot of a priestess."