Building off of this, we know that Narinder chose vessels randomly (as confirmed by a dev) before Lamb showed up. So, that pushes me even more toward the belief that Narinder had a part to play in all of this stuff with Yngya. Lamb was clearly important not only for their species, but because they're the last piece in completing a ritual that will essentially end the world.
When you read Narinder's mind during the first winter, he asks himself if "she's returned". He doesn't seem shocked in the slightest, like he was aware this was a possibility. I haven't gotten the other bishops yet, so I'm not sure if they have any response to the first winter. But, if that's a Narinder exclusive line, it does seem like he was aware Yngya was able to return. It was only a matter of when. He possibly was also confused because Lamb didn't die, thus he could be wondering how Yngya still came back.
Whether Yngya herself was a willing participant, I'm unsure. The lambs seem shocked at what they did to her, so I lean towards her being a victim. However, she seems to also be more than okay with spreading this rot so perhaps she DID engage in this deal as much as the lambs did. After all, if your entire species is being killed over one prophecy then a deal with Death seems pretty tempting. Especially if it means your flock gets revenge for everything done to them.
I'm left wondering if Yngya and Narinder were friendly with one another, seeing as he doesn't seem hateful towards her when winter comes, or if this was a more predatory deal in the way it was with Lamb.
I have two HCs in mind for that:
The first being that Yngya came to Narinder and saw a dark value in his discoveries. Narinder, who felt betrayed by his family and craved more than his current role, may have felt inclined to give Yngya what she wanted and could've seen her as his equal. He clearly likes anyone who feeds his ego and desires so I can imagine he'd view Yngya as some kind of "friend" if she came to him first. This could be why Narinder sweet-talked Lamb into everything. If he and Yngya already had a plan in place, both of them could have been in on how to get Lamb to play their part in the ritual. If this temptation was in all the other lambs we meet, why wouldn't it be in the last Lamb? Preach revenge, and they'll agree to anything (or so the gods believed).
My second HC is that Narinder took advantage of or wanted to fester Yngya's / the lambs' rage. He could have approached them or Yngya with a ritual that fed off their hatred and their anger and promised them the world would suffer for how it treated the lambs. All he'd ask in return was he be the sole ruler of the world after the ritual was done. The lambs, before you fight the heart, seem more than happy to embrace the rot in a kind of suicide ritual. Lamb wants nothing more than to live and give this world a rebirth whereas their own kind want to take everything with them and leave nothing untouched. Narinder expected Lamb to be just like their ancestors, which clearly was something he bet EVERYTHING on.
What I love about COTL is you can interpret so many things from the lore. I hope we continue to get more so I can keep building off my HCs. It's such a cool world and I like how they give us just enough to know the basics, but leave a lot up for interpretation.
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