The Teacher knocked on the doorjamb before walking into Brother Philip"s study and sometimes improvised classroom. Brother Philip was talking with one of new Brothers. What was his name, ah yes, he was Vernon Baskell, now known as Brother Vernon.
Brother Philip looked up and then stood. “Welcome, Teacher, do you remember Brother Vernon?”
“Yes, of course, I do. I"m the one other one who officiated at his swearing in at the last Way Meeting.”
“Of course, Teacher, but you have so many areas to keep track of now. I just need to worry about my occasional student and any new material the archaeological dig provides, like this trove of charts and records that they found in what must have been one of the lowest chambers of the old observatory.”
“In that case, continue what you are doing. I can
