Pearl has grown up idolizing the Seed Bearer. And rightfully so, he the patriarch, after all. Without him knowing, she’d been watching him inseminate the young girls of the temple year after year, hiding behind curtains and pillars, waiting for her chance to be loved like that. When the time finally came, she couldn’t be more excited. Even though it won’t be the patriarch who’s inspecting her, he’s insisted on being present when this little girl is called to the Order.