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duty.

though he served Osiris ... it was not true duty. not true purpose that drove him. for so long, it had been the listener. and then it had been basilica.

now?

he was adrift.

the only duty he had was a half promise that he fears he cannot fulfill if he didn't go with her. to be a part-time parent.

but devoting himself to them in full? to her (if she let him!) ... this he could do.

he could be devout to Osiris anywhere. toula had taught him that. the deathlord was not constrained by boundries.

i would be disappointed if you did. rumbles the patronsaint. i can serve Osiris anywhere. my duty to him is spiritual and i find myself lacking because of it. not to besmirch the deathlord! he only speaks with deeply embedded reverence for his new patrongod.

i want to. ...this. whatever complicated tangled web it was. to be the only father they know.