7.10 - New Gods
Theo had a pleasant breakfast the next morning, but he picked at his food, thinking of the things he had to do that day. While his essences would finish brewing sometime, he had a few hours to kill before they were complete. Tresk hadn’t run off yet, although she had already eaten all her food. Alex’s big eyes lingered near one window, peering in to see what the group was doing. He figured the best thing for them would be to make a trip he hadn’t wanted to make.
“We’ve got to see the system today,” Theo said, breaking the long silence.
“Ew, I don’t like that place,” Tresk said.
“We’ll never make progress on the deal with the gods if we don’t go and visit them.”
“Fine, fine,” Tresk said. “I know you get lonely.”
The real reason Theo wanted to bring Tresk along was that it would be nice to have the authority of another throne-holder with him. Being a liaison was one thing, but always arriving without the help of others was challenging. He didn’t think Khahar would want to come. He wasn’t certain the man could even leave his realm, as he had avoided doing so since taking command. While that was moderately suspicious, most things that man did were suspicious.
After finishing their meal, Theo and Tresk went outside and wrangled Alex. The dragon-goose wasn’t eager to go into the void, but she agreed to come along. Before leaving, the alchemist left word with Salire that they would be gone for a few hours. Then it was only a matter of parting the veil between the mortal realm and the void, and falling into it. A sense of comfort washed over him as they angled for the central star formation of the area.
“So, what’s the plan?” Tresk asked. “Are we doing ‘good cop’ or ‘bad cop’?”
“Good cop, I think,” Theo said. “I’m not trying to rock the boat, but we need to get a feel for what the gods think of us.”