Chapter 54
Once we get back to the base I give Lala the outline of my plan to help fix cell service in the mundane world, and the details for the mission so she can write up the report.
Everyone else is off somewhere, but I smell dragons and dragonkin have been in one of the wings recently. Finally, we get some company on our floor. They’re likely running out of room in the old Safe House by now with all the new workers here to help with the city plus the few refugees we’ve taken in so far.
After a quick tour to introduce Hui’Jin to the floor and its amenities, we stop in at the dining hall for a quick snack before finding her a room to bunk down in. It smells like all the acolytes are sharing rooms next to their senior. I know there are attaching rooms in one of the wings, like a hotel. Those must be the ones they picked, or were assigned to.
The room next to mine is empty, so I guess I’ll just move her in there?
That’s when I see the envelope with my name and the mark of the God of Death on it. The gender ambiguity is bothering me, it’s God of Death, but she’s clearly female when speaking to me. My mental files are just as ambiguous, as there’s no male or female for a divine being in the dragon’s language. Maybe the whole thing is a translation issue?
’Or maybe Death just doesn’t care who you thought you were’ her voice sounds in my mind. Yeah, that works. Everyone is equal in the face of Death, including Death Herself.
I now realize I’ve made a tactical blunder. Hui’Jin is loaded up with sugary pastries and fruits and it’s almost time to sleep. An idea that her twitching eyes and vibrating muscles suggest is a long ways off. Whatever, if she’s too hyper to sleep we can call it a learning lesson tomorrow when I drag her through the daily routine.
The letter is on fancy, thick letterhead, with my name in delicate script, held closed with an old fashioned wax seal and black ribbon. The contents are simple:
Lady Katrina
As I have been roped into a management position at the University and Church, you get to train the acolyte.
Have Fun