sparrow

leucothoe was intrepid enough to sense caiaphas' clipped reply was a signal to change topics -- in which she artfully did so. caiaphas did not begrudge the female for her interest, even if she had withdrawn it in favor of pursuing a more approved subject. the sacrifice. caiaphas thought back on it -- they had done several rituals without sacrifices before they had elected to spill blood in the name of their goddesses -- it had been performed by herself and tethys (alongside kevlyn) in the cold heart of caiaphas' grotto.

"our first ritual was done on the shore. our first sacrifice was done in the grotto's hearth where the sea-door sits. a fox was used, one we caught sneaking into our cache." caiaphas thought back further. "after the sacrifice we had the most successful hunt to date, though soon after the mothers claimed tethys and a few other worthy sirens."