Laurena was not that surprised with this revelation. Charis had been skillful at Blessings, but she never seemed to demonstrate any great passion for them. Those that lay with her during the Blessings at the Great Temple were more often seeking comfort than passion, and Charis' nature seemed to meet this need better than any other.
Considering what she knew of Charis, Laurena had to ask, "Perhaps that is just who she is. Is it not possible that, like Paramonos, Charis is just not interested in others in that way?"
"Ahh, that is a very good question," Philotheos congratulated her. "But, if that were the case, then why would she ask that neither I nor Onesiphoros ever match her with the young man. He is in fact the only person that she has ever denied a Blessing."
Laurena was shocked. All
