The journey to work was very frequently the best part of my working day. My default was a public transport. Travelling in my own vehicle would have been faster, which was the reason I did not use it. I used public transport so that I could simply sit and not have to do anything else except let my mind wander as it wanted. We had moved from my hideaway to a space more suited to the three of us, close to the Circle where Asher did most of her work, close to the education centre for Petra, and far enough away from my work to give me a long lead up to the troubles of the day. The transport looped and spiralled across most of Mengchi so I had the pleasant illusion of taking the pulse of the city as I travelled across it.
Mengchi is a vast triangle with the point resting on the sliver of land t
