Quote Originally Posted by Antinous View Post
I bet the kids paernts weren't too happy.
Either that or they would have been ecstatic about the way they honour the gods by giving them their child and basking in your fellow citizens's admirings for this noble gesture which is bound to bring peace and prosperity to the republic.

Of course those parents kept silent this the kid in question was going to die anyway, it suffered constantly from high fevers and had barely eaten for 2 or 3 days. But still, the noble gesture...