Naaghai Lowlands fiftieth

She was aglow with a warmth of her own; not for Senmut but for what she had found alone and dying under starlight, for the touch of her Gods in that moment of suffering. Never had she known true pain until that moment, but neither had she known what it was to find solace. And this — it was untouchable, it could never be taken from her, by Pharaoh nor Queen nor Prince.

Yes, Melody breathed, but her answer was already in her eyes. She was thinking of the basin now; I found a place... you can see the stars perfectly there. Can I show you? Who else to share such a discovery with but a priest? Who else would understand? Her expression turned hopeful, if a little far-away; some part of her had returned again to that night she'd almost died.