Verdigris Ravine skin

Children. It was not what she had expected, but Candle saw the truth in his words, and for the first time considered herself as a potential mother. As a priestess, children were forbidden to her. Many of her sisters had been altered, but Candle herself had been too young for that when the fire came and loosed them all into the world. She was whole, and no longer a priestess of the House in anything but name.

But was it what she wanted?

Candle nodded after a moment, but was silent a few beats longer, breaking their eye contact while she sorted out her thoughts. Then her eyes met his again. You? Much of her question was left unspoken, but Candle felt that he would understand. They needed children; she could provide them; and it was Zoug she would choose to aid her in this endeavor.