I make my way through the temple and towards the dining hall with Matia bouncing along beside me. She"s certainly gained a lot of her energy back since the other Blessed left, no doubt she"s less on edge with fewer jackals around to steal her attention.
Or maybe it"s just because she recognises the mortuary as being like the one at home.
I join the line of priests also on their lunch break but don"t make any small talk. Most of them are busy chatting to their friends anyway, and either haven"t clocked who I am, or don"t care. Which is just how I like it, when I consider the alternatives.
Matia whines and looks around the room, no doubt searching for Nik in the hope he"ll have something tasty for her to eat.
"He"ll be here soon," I say. "He just had to run out to the jewellers to fix th
