The Sisters — Volume 4

The narrative follows Klea, a young woman from a Serapis temple, who undertakes a covert journey to Memphis to find Irene, navigating the religious landscape where Greek and Egyptian cults intermingle around the worship of Apis and Serapis. She slips past temple processions and sphinx-lined avenues, secures aid from the smith Krates who equips her with a knife, and traverses taverns, soldiers, and desert winds as dusk falls. Interwoven are descriptions of ritual practice, the care of sacred bulls, and the tensions between temple life and the bustling, militarized city, culminating in a tense night crossing toward the Nile meadows.