Dare to Defy
“Daynel stated with wide eyes.
“There is much she has not told you. She and I shared a womb. Our mother was…not in good health, and offered the gods her life in exchange for both of ours. They refused.”
“That is horrible!”
“No, you don’t understand. She lived and bore us both. I arrived first with Ilesbet wrapped around my right leg. The birthing left our mother very weak and she chose to give us up to the temple sisters to raise. It was there that our destinies were chosen.”
“Yo...ur poor mother! Did she ever get to see you?” Daynel asked, noting that he had deliberately not commented about his sire.
Draiken hesitated, unsure about how much to share with her about his past. “She visited quite often. The sisters insisted that we be given the love of a family as well as the teachings of the priesthood. When we were old enough to behave ourselves, we were permitted to visit her,”MoreLess
“There is much she has not told you. She and I shared a womb. Our mother was…not in good health, and offered the gods her life in exchange for both of ours. They refused.”
“That is horrible!”
“No, you don’t understand. She lived and bore us both. I arrived first with Ilesbet wrapped around my right leg. The birthing left our mother very weak and she chose to give us up to the temple sisters to raise. It was there that our destinies were chosen.”
“Yo...ur poor mother! Did she ever get to see you?” Daynel asked, noting that he had deliberately not commented about his sire.
Draiken hesitated, unsure about how much to share with her about his past. “She visited quite often. The sisters insisted that we be given the love of a family as well as the teachings of the priesthood. When we were old enough to behave ourselves, we were permitted to visit her,”MoreLess
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