Duskfire Glacier those of you who are last will soon be first

"Oh! She's fine." Lane reassured Wintersbane quickly. A sheepish half-smile pulled at the corner of her mouth. She hadn't meant to worry him.

"It's just.. Well, she showed me some of her medical technique, and.. it's very closely tied to, ah, her spirituality.."

She wasn't explaining this well. 

"Are you religious, Wintersbane?" Lane questioned, changing tactics. As soon as she asked, she realized it wasn't really a fair question, and far too personal. 

"..Because I'm not at all," she rushed to continue. "And it's hard for me to trust medicine when it's so closely integrated with spirituality... or leadership, for that matter. Or parenting.."  

Ah, yes, there was the real question. How would Wintersbane make decisions for Duskfire Glacier? Through fair judgement, logic and reasoning? By upholding ancient law and tradition? Or by casting bones, and searching for signs from the gods?

...Did Wintersbane intend to raise their children to believe in such things?