Our protagonist is Het, one of the Eyes of Mehar, and she has been away for a long time. She is called back to deal with her ruler's paranoia about opposition. Dissent keeps arising in the underclass known as the Single-Lived. The Justified and above come back, by way of their Animas. Het is one bloodthirsty goddess, enjoying solving issues through mass slaughter. She observes that the single-lived come and go, but the Justified are constant. Her lieutenants recommend a purge of the single-lived--she goes the other way. This one is also in The Mythic Dream and comes by way of Egypt.
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