Blacktail Deer Plateau and there will be pain in letting it go

the Amiirad listens, rapt. he speaks of the way of things, but Toula does not find herself disheartened. in fact, her spine straightens some as the wind stirs. the Two of them stand before the altar of Osiris, and Toula is filled with knowing.
it cannot be coincidence that I have built an altar to Osiris here. that I feel some aspect of Him here, watching Them! Toula smiles, the expression soft. with death comes rebirth, she reminded him of their conversation, and she considered this in silence for a moment. it felt clear that Osiris meant for the Dreadfather—for Ingram!—to know this.
she looks to the alabaster stones. noses some toward Ingram. will You leave this offering, with me? she wondered... hoped!