Heretic of Set
York, J. StevenOthers, who Anok suspected were the sons of the very rich, the
very powerful, or even the priests themselves, had been given the
yoke of a full acolyte and sent home early. For them, becoming
clerics of Set was a matter of appearances, a stepping-stone to
power and respect for those who could afford it. It was an elite status
that apparently even Dejal’s father’s wealth was not sufficient to buy,
or that, perhaps, he was not generous enough to bestow on his only
son.
The food was spread out on a long table near the kitchen door.
There were steaming bowls of spiced beef, baked sole, smoked
clams, boiled yams, and grape leaves stuffed with crab. Beyond this
were platters of flatbreads, olives, fresh and dried fruit, sweet cakes
dripping with honey, and small jugs of wine.
His stomach rumbling, Anok grabbed a heavy earthenware plate
and heaped it with food.
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