Sister Lillith is born in mud, not from a rib, but as twin to Adam. Their twinship is the reason Adam will never let her go, even when she wants to leave. When the two open their eyes in the light and cold, a voice announces to them their names. The voice tells them of their marriage, and the natural world springs up around them.

Lillith is a trophy wife, she muses. She bears him Cain, she is the most beautiful woman in the world, and in their first century together he is sweet, servile and worshipping of her. After two hundred years he was still showing off to her, demanding lovemaking.

A group of angels come to Lillith when Adam is gone. Satan is at the front and he informs her that Brother Adam is discontented in their marriage. He advises Lillith to cook fancier food, listen more attentively to her husband, and show more enthusiasm in bed. Lillith parries with the complaint that Adam offers no help around the house or with the baby, and he pounces on top of her with no affection. Satan reminds her how important her marriage is for the whole world and who this message is coming from, but Lillith could care less. The angels depart.

The only important thing in Lillith's life is her child. When Adam returns he bears a scar. She's been here longer than him and that other woman, Lillith asserts.