“Show our guest how you gather today’s spell ingredient,” orders Kha.
All the priests chant in low voices. All the torches dim. Minutes pass as the song continues.
At last, one of the sarcophagi swings open. A mummy steps out. Like the living priest, this one also wears a wide jeweled collar around his neck. The mummy approaches the living priest and offers his hand. Using a bronze dagger, the lead priest cuts a bit of wrapping from the mummy’s palm. The other priests continue their song as the mummy steps back into his sarcophagi. The coffin door wings shut.
The room falls silent.
Kha looks toward me with his brows raised. He doesn’t need to say a word. Kha’s expression says it all: are you impressed or are you very impressed?
very“Mummy wrappings are a key ingredient to many spells.
