Chapter 124 – Sacred Space

• The temple empties as we step inside. I frown at bit at this, feeling…I don’t know. Very visible? Very…vulnerable? Here, alone, in this wide empty space. My eyes move again to the back of the temple where a few priestesses skitter away into doors tucked into walls. I can’t hear them, but the way they’re leaning their heads close together suggests that they’re exchanging frantic whispers.
• I cross my arms, frowning, trying to figure this out, but no ready explanation comes to mind.
• Faiza sighs, irritating me. “Did we come all this way just to stand here?” she asks, tilting her head back and staring up at the ornate ceiling.