Saturday, April 12, 2031
In the harem chapel, I bowed before the altar and, with a twist of my hands, crushed the life from the mouse I had caught in the play area. “In your name, Artemis; in your honor, Diana,” I said and bowed my head and began to pray.
“Forgive me holy Goddess for I am unworthy. I have foresworn my vow of chastity; I have knelt to a man and I have called him Master. I have submitted to a man’s domination and let him control my life. I have forsaken my virginity and borne his children. I have lost everything that I was, and enjoyed his hands upon my body. In the name of life I sacrificed everything, forgetting that an honorable death may be preferable to a life spent in shame.
“I ask your blessing to set things right. I know I am unworthy, but—”
At that moment a flas
