Her book is mostly about the founding itself and the first five years afterward. The initial attempts at recruitment are recounted at length; this includes a few more tidbits about the preexisting worship of the Eternal Flame, since the founding cohort of priests and priestesses pursued those leads first.

It sounds like the past practices were of a similar general tone - prayers to the Eternal Flame were focused on requests for forgiveness, or for luck in moving on from past traumas - but mostly this happened in an informal way, with some families adding in a prayer to the Eternal Flame along with their usual worship. 

(The book, unfortunately, does not give any hints about how those practices originated.) 

Ma'ar reads his book intently, pausing often to take notes in some cryptic personal shorthand. 

Aza summarizes the book into her own notes, content to be quiet about it.

:- Did you want to read this one too?: Ma'ar Mindspeaks to her eventually. :Or should we just catch each other up with our notes afterward: 

:Second thing is probably more efficient:

:Sounds good. I'm nearly done mine: 

:Me too:

When they've finished the books and the spells thereon the temple can have them back.

Ma'ar fidgets. "I - wanted to ask you...?" 

"Yes, go on." The priest smiles encouragingly at him. 

"If - I wanted to pass a message to the Eternal Flame about - whether They could support a temple order somewhere else - is that the sort of thing I could ask you or someone here to do -" 

"Ooh - what a good question! Quite possibly. Where are you thinking of?" 

Ma'ar fidgets some more. "Predain. Not now, it's not urgent, but - I think the country could really benefit from the work your order does." 

The priest nods, seriously. "Well, I cannot say for sure if the Eternal Flame can help, but the question is appreciated, and I would be happy to convey your prayer." 

"It really doesn't have to be now! I'm not going to be able to go back until I finish my studies." 

"Mmm, I see. Do feel free to come speak to me again later, then." 

Ma'ar nods and smiles at him, a bit tensely, and then glances at Azabel. 

"Thank you for all your help!"

He beams at them, bobbing his head. "You're very welcome! It means a lot, to see children being curious." 

"I'll let you know if we come up with more questions. Ma'ar, do you want to do the Gate home, I did the one here -"

"Sure, I can do it." He smiles at the priest again, less nervously this time, and then steps outside and raises a Gate on the temple doorway. 

The priest watches and claps his hands in glee.

And then they're back at Urtho's Tower, and Ma'ar takes down his Gate and sags slightly in relief. 

"Wow, you were so tense..."

"- Was it that obvious?" He scowls at nothing in particular. "I was trying not to show it." 

"It's more conspicuous by the absence, the priest probably didn't notice anything. Are you okay?"