A proud priest faces deadly pressure after secretly giving church money to commoners. When ordered to kill someone, he refuses, citing the gods' prohibition on killing, but his defiance leads to brutal threats: if he harms himself, a church member will be killed in his place. Forced into torment, he endures torture designed to both punish and prolong his suffering, as his captors warn that his life now belongs to them. Despite the cruelty, he clings to his faith, puzzling over why the tormentor heals him only to torture him again, leaving his true motives unclear and his fate uncertain.