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"It's been built in stages for several thousand years" Ternoc explained. "And while it is complete for the moment, you can always bet that the priests will want to add another shrine, another sanctuary, another annex building, or possibly another dormitory for the temple's children or another nest. Oh yes. In case you didn't know, the temple raises hatchlings here, born of the union of a hierodule and a male parishioner, or a priest and a female, whether she's a priestess, hierodule, or a member of the congregation."

They made it past the courtyard inside of the gate, passing through the well-kept gardens. "The temple proper is just ahead. The main doors are made of the same metal as the gates. Same size, too, and it's also covered with similar scenes, although I got to choose which scenes were depicted. Cost me quite a bit to donate. I had to actually import the adamantine for those. Still, it helped smooth over relations with the temple, so there's always that benefit."