Sun Mote Copse patience & time

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ar-khalba was to be a father again; eshamun smiled even as her heart was caught in the jaws of pain. such continued discomfort had begun to cause the ekar-aji to question herself — was her love for the katimir interfering with her duties as head of the malkaria? why could she not take comfort in molech? eshamun wished to confide in her sister, and accepted the greeting with a soft whine, but the curve of the sunspear's side held quiet her words. it seemed arunik'ra would too offer her litter to molech, and the canaanite was grimly comforted by this.
"yes! we are growing!" eshamun exclaimed. "asherah has become the newest acolyte for the priestesshood, and she along with two others carry life. i will take one child from all of them, that the malkaria not struggle beneath the weight of supporting many children."[/tr][/td][/table]