-Fyroneus-<br/>The two priestesses just pointed at the side of the altar. There in a small wooden crate, wrapped in silk lied the sacrificial knife. That of course was the one for mass use. The ritual knife used by the High Priestess was guarded in a room somewhere in the temple. This knife looked like a ordinary one except he has a beautiful handle incrusted with marble stones. Fyroneus in his madness did not notice the priestess who had arived a moment ago. She was very different from the guards, thought her look stroke fear into people's harts. She had an elegant figure dressed in white peplos with wave liked patterns. She silently watched the man for a minute then sad to one of the tow guards.<br/>"Sister, you go and find Alexa". The girl made a bow and left. "And you sister, go to your post. It is not wise to leave the gate unguarded. I will manage this man on my on, if I must." The other one bowed as well and instantly left.<br/>In his head the voices started to gloat. "Cut out his heart and then burn the body!" they said in synchrony.<br/><br/><br/>-Alexa-<br/>Eumelia was just about to start talking about other thing when one of the gate guards came in.<br/>'O, sister! I've been looking for you" she exclaimed. "There is a man in the temple. He said he was guided from the gods to come here. He brought with him a dead man and insisted that we lead him to the alter. We could not find you for advise but sister Baukis said we should let him in, and so we did. He is now at the alter, Baukis is with him and she asked that you joined her." she was talking so fast that at the end she had barely any ear left in her lungs. She took a deep breath and asked "What are your orders, sister?"<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>