Bridget had dispersed the groups. Sometimes she wondered at the wisdom of keeping young girls so closeted from the world that they never had the chance to grow up. She herself had entered the community when she was already mature, having suffered marriage to a violent man who had brought about the death of their only child. She sometimes found the company of women who had experienced nothing of the rough complexity of life tedious.
What were they sniggering at now? A few obscene expletives used by Brendan.
She ordered some to wash down the steps of the Temple and that part of the forecourt that had been contaminated by the fight, while others were to perform a ritual of purification.
Ethne retired to her cell, thankful for the quiet.
Dreams and visions of Megan had disturbed her since
