Wisdom's Daughter Chapter 21 - The Truth and the Temptation

In which Kallikrates, bearing the weight of love, sorrow, and broken oaths, seeks counsel and solace with the prophetess, revealing the tangled passions and sacrifices that bind his fate to Amenartas, a woman both bold and beguiling. Meanwhile, the prophetess wrestles with her own yearning and jealousy, pondering the elusive nature of divinity and the perilous allure of the Fire of Life that promises renewal and defiance of mortal decay.