Chapter Nine Chamber of SoulsMai, Akra and Marlie made their way to the chamber. Soulbankers brushed by them, paying them little attention, if any. Word about two thoughtbankers, a sealer and the Starchild entering the city had not yet filtered throughout the city.
‘I wish you could see them all,’ Akra said to Mai. ‘Their souls shine so brightly, glowing from their chests.’
‘You are a soulbanker too,’ Mai said to Akra. ‘I envy you being able to see someone’s soul.’
‘It is a marvellous thing,’ Marlie agreed, ‘to see so many different colours.’
‘Is it true the colours represent the stage a soul has reached?’ Mai had read about the colour of souls in the elders’ history books.
Marlie nodded. ‘Has Akra told you about his colour?’ she asked.
Mai shook her head.
‘It is one of the three mo
