Lion Head Mesa second

semnut's mouth went dry. first his superior had been speaking about paint, and now he had the potion itself before him.

he was awed, reverent. to draw images in the language of the gods, for their eyes; it caused him to break out in such a furor sweat of devotion that he had to hold still a while to calm himself.

then then, taking up the same pose as ahktar, he swiped upward.