"I can't make Kinen stop! I'm the reason he's doing this, Zeal." "No," Zeal corrected. "You are the excuse, and do you know why? Because every mark on your body reminds him that I am still here. He is living comfortably while using my priests as his slaves. Every year, more work is passed down until the newly graduated disciples are buried in it and the High Priest does little more than visit his well-placed friends in society." Then he leaned in. "I need you to be a thorn. A beautiful one that will bury itself deep. I need you, my Chosen, to remind them about me."
