6. The First Augurs“Follow me,” said Augur Godel. “I will show you more of our life of quiet reverence. There are things you must understand.”
She turned from Omn and led Malleus away from the chamber, along the familiar, curving passageway. Strange how his quarters already felt like home, a sanctuary. A corridor that normally ended in an angled, bare wall was now three or four times longer, receding into an unknown distance. He had heard no sound from the rooms as they reorganized themselves. Malleus stayed close to the First Augur, fearing the walls might slam shut again when she passed by to lock him inside once more.
“Who made these buildings?” he asked. “And the ships, too, the Angelic Gaze and all the others? They are such miraculous constructions.”
She glanced back at him, and th
