"My most powerful His Highness, your Miawa obeys your will!..."
The sky was clear as if freshly washed, the seaside blue as a mirror. Clear sunlight spilled down, illuminating the Snake Priestess's bright, moving face, and glittering along the silver trim of her white sacrificial robe. She straightened slightly, her face revealing a saintly purity, while her lower belly traced an arc that symbolized life. Then she smiled faintly, showing a girlish look of reverence, kept her back straight, and slowly knelt on the ground, stretching out both hands in a gesture as if serving a god. And then she held Xolotl's hand like that, lowered her lovely head, and rubbed it with her smooth cheek, just like a docile cat.
"Honored master!... I am your most loyal divine servant, after all!..."
"Uh!..."
Xolotl crouched on the ground and lifted his head. Seeing Miawa so holy, yet so submissive, he could not help freezing for a moment. He felt the slick softness against his palm, and a dry, burning desire rose in his heart for no reason. In that instant, he wanted to be a benevolent god and relax as he enjoyed holy service; he also wanted to transform into an evil god and fiercely defile and ravage that holiness... Only after a good while did he draw in a deep breath, pull his hand free, and glare hard at Miawa.
"Miawa! Stand up. You're not allowed to kneel on the ground! Remember what I said. Go back and think it over properly, and get some proper rest too! Remember! From now on, in broad daylight... you're not allowed to do this!... And don't call me master!..."
"Mhm!... Master, I'll listen to everything you say!..."
Hearing this, Miawa blinked slyly and spoke with a smiling, lilting expression.
"Then I'll go