Book 7. Chapter 28: In which two vastly powerful ancient entities squabble
“I see her.” Aztu said, with her usual low chuckle. “She’s hiding, and she knows that I know she’s seen me. I’d say it’s cute, if she didn’t outsize me a few hundred times over.”
We hadn’t even left the trap room yet, just barely gotten a pair of keys to keep going.
“Don’t bully the Icon.” I said, giving Aztu a warning look. “She’s lived out here all her life hiding from machines, I’m not surprised she’s spooked.”
The protofeather waved her hands in the air, either waving at something or trying to execute some kind of spell. “Trying to be gentle about it. It’s like poking an alleyway cat. She’s very twitch- Oh, there she is.” Aztu stopped midway. As if she was stunned by something.
“Aztu?” I asked, a little worried.
“She just shooed me away. I got a full cease and desist document. Three pages of grievances. Hah, someone’s a little cranky about being found.” Aztu turned to me, one blue eye deep within the plates giving a wink. “I don’t think she likes me very much already.”
“Cease and desist?”
Aztu’s plates nodded for her. “That’s the title of the document. Some kind of legal framework old humans used? You’d think we’re strangers by the way she’s treating me.”
“You are.” I deadpanned. “Maybe I should give it a shot first, knocking on her door I mean. We’ve met before. I don’t think she had enough time to really start hating me yet.”