Chapter 48
Mim-Cri opened the roof, they all changed back to birds and flew out of it, closing it behind them. As soon as they were gone, the security detail managed to open the doors and took a fine tooth comb to the room. The Pope calmed them saying he had seen a messenger of God, there was nothing to be concerned with. They flew as due south as they could go. When they stopped to rest, Mim-Cri asked, “What was that back there asking him to ‘bless our mission’?” “It was obvious he didn’t believe us,” she informed her companion, “and that would have turned out pretty bad. Besides, what could be bad about asking the leader of one of the largest Christian denominations to bless what we are training to do?” “We don’t need his blessing,” Mim-Cri stated, not entirely understanding the dangerous groun
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