From a hidden location, the priests "laid and watched them".

Even while my mother and the King talked, watching one another, the priests behind the King's chair watched me.

The priests were watching her as if they would eat her spirit alive.

The fire once lit, the priest watched as the warrior went about his work.

For a few moments the old priest watched him.

The priest watched her, then moved to the door.

The priest turned his head and watched me rise.

Then Locklear rushed to open the cage the priest had been watching.

He realized the priest had been watching her, not her mother.

The priest was still watching her, his kind face creased with concern.