So... when the Doorway's month came upon us, we leaarned of the bonds that were often taken by locals. They're common ways that they establish lifelong closeness. But even as it happened, Mother Mercy's sermons dredged up curses because of her own views on curses.

It all revolved around closeness of relationships, which matches the concerns the Doorway has, though... we came to know that she didn't care about the nature of the relationship so much as just that it was important to be close. So unhealthy relationships could come to the forefront at times.