They spent the afternoon devising a story to be performed by players, then began finding ways to tell the story through scenes and dialogue. This approach came easier to Mina, who had played as a character, than it did to Sofia, with her many years of telling a story. But working together, the short piece began to take shape.
After a hearty evening meal, prepared for them by Amora, it was time to face the hardest task of the day. With their friends broken and hidden away in Souls’ Rest, and no singer to help them call the lost souls to restore them, they had no other choice than to beg the remaining player troupes for help.
Mina laughed bitterly at the idea. ‘I spent so long running from them! Now I will be at their mercy. They will love it.’
‘Not at their mercy. Without Mourini there w
