Chapter 156 The Sins We Name”

• The twins carried their grandmother’s ashes upon their shoulders, leading her body through the village for the final burning beside her home.
• A solemn crowd had gathered. Rain fell in slow droplets as the pallet was laid gently upon a stone table, encircled by stacked wood.
• The successor, High Priestess Guan, stepped forward. Her lips moved in ancient Latin tongues, calling the spirit of the departed to ascend beyond the veil. Her arms lifted toward the sky as thunder rumbled in the distance.