That night...

Nosdyn listened to the teachings of N'Jal. The Priestess was giving instruction there, and N'Jal was there in front of him as she always would be. It had gone on like that, every night since he'd become a member of the Cult of N'Jal. He'd been learning her teachings, the way they did things...what he needed to take care of The Undead that belonged to him. He knelt before N'Jal and Priestess as the other acolytes had too, the other women that belonged to him.

After that night's lessons...Nosdyn opened his eyes to see N'Jal standing before him.

She touched the side of his face gently.

it soothed him. "What do you command, my master?" Nosdyn asked of her...by that time he was one of her most devout acolytes.

N'Jal spoke. "In a few weeks...there is going to be an event that takes place outside of our temple here. That event will cascade into other events." N'Jal said calmly. "I am going to prepare you to the best of my capacity. You have been well trained. Events are already moving in Ettermire."

"What would you have me do?" Nosdyn asked of his Master.

"When you intervene on that event...do not take any offers they give you. You are my Champion now and always." N'Jal said calmly.

Nosdyn nodded. "It shall be so, this I swear."

"When you fight in that battle...you will wear my symbols on your armor. And they will fear you." N'Jal promised.

***

The Priestess shared the bed with him by that time with N'Jal as well. But N'Jal had another matter to take care of that night. "My Lord." The Priestess said calmly. "What troubles you?"

Nosdyn nodded to her. "The Woman...the one I saved today. Something did not sit well with me. They were too far off the main road for it to have been a coincidence." Nosdyn had always had a military mind...he understood there was always a purpose in such things.

He took his Priestess that night, as he'd promised N'Jal he would. He'd filled her with his seed more than once. She never once complained about any of it, she simply pleased N'Jal Champion.