The Wolf Tribe Saintess, who must remain a virgin to compete for High Priestess, receives her regular patient Theron. She internally stresses the deadly cost of losing her purity. Theron reports his blocked veins are improving and that he has awakened a power to transform into objects. He confesses a new, uncontrollable physical reaction whenever he's near her. The Saintess, maintaining her professional facade, instructs him to relax for his examination while internally battling her own dangerous desires.