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On Confessors, Part Four: Family
Family has always been vital to confessors. Over the generations, we have been forced to redefine the word, to shape it to reflect those most important to us. We do not have the luxury of family in the traditional sense: the insular unit of mother, father, and children. For a confessor, raising children alongside their confessed mate would be a lonely fate indeed.
Instead, we have created sprawling family trees—with mothers and daughters, of course, but also sisters, not only of blood but also of spirit. We have long relied on the help of kind souls who offer us aid, who shield us from the templars and offer us food and shelter and companionship. The bonds of family forged by a confessor are stronger than any mere blood connection.
A confessor would die for her family, as they would for her. To a confessor, nothing is more sacred.