Broken Toys

Meldresi strode over to the small hole in the ground where traces of the dye from Burke's initiation still clung to the sides. The priestess dropped a few of the herbs in, and repeated the familiar process: grinding them up, dripping water from damp moss into the hole, and grinding again until the dye was thick and glistening in the hole.

She paused then and looked up at Morgana. "There are five tenets that you must adhere to as a Dark Brotherhood member. They are the only true rules you have to abide to." She said, mixing the dye gently with her paw. "One, never dishonor the Night Mother, Mephala. Two, never betray the Dark Brotherhood or its secrets. Three, never disobey or refuse to carry out an order from a Dark Brotherhood superior. Four, never steal the possessions of a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. Five, never kill a Dark Brother or Dark Sister. To do any of these is to invoke the Wrath of Sithis, the God of Death." She repeated the familiar words without fail.