About the Title: A slow boil
The allegory goes something like: if a frog is tossed suddenly into a boiling pot of water, it will instinctively jump out. However, if the water is tepid when the frog is placed into the pot, and the heat is then brought up to boil the water slowly, the frog won't recognize any danger and will gradually be cooked to death. The fable describes that the often unintentional, other times blatant, unwillingness of people to react to eminent, often dangerous threats that boil up slowly as opposed to suddenly.
Further, the best stews simmer for quite some time, allowing all of the ingredients to meld together, creating complex, textured, and diverse profiles. However, in the hands of a maniacal chef who adds unwanted ingredients, the meal can be deadly.
Enter (Sister) Kyra Thorne
Indoctrinated from a young age, Kyra Thorne rises to become the charismatic leader of a zealous, fanatical movement. Soon however, purging their enemies is no longer enough, and Kyra and the movement surgically begin shedding themselves of their own weakest followers. Kyra then faces mounting challenges that threaten to unravel the "good hero" she wished to be since her fifth birthday. Her ruthless ambition that twist-tied those words barrel her directly into the path of an inevitable outcome.