Chapter Eleven
After her humiliating contest with her chief rival, Lohr became even more secretive. When she was not at her place at Rahn’s side at court, she was scheming and manipulating behind the scenes, constantly seeking to further her own nefarious ends. There were rumors of intrigues and plots being hatched at the secretive all-female meetings, she held in her quarters.
At about this time the Queen began to show an unexpected interest in our religion. She approached the chief priest with the humble request that she be instructed in the ways of the ancient gods. Druz was flattered, of course, pleased at this sudden conversion; he found the young Queen a surprisingly apt and eager pupil. Rahn paid little attention to this new found interest of his consort, even when he learned she
