Chapter 3I didn’t hear from Aunt Maxina for ten days after the surprise visit to Aliki Park. Then she called one night to say what time we would meet in the morning. She mentioned again how those words from the themily reading had touched her.
I arrived at Ama’s Faddar just after the sun rose. Aunt Maxina had said on the phone that morning would be the best time to have full access to the building.
Ama’s Faddar was the spiritual home of the city and the tallest building in Charlesville. It towered over all the other buildings, and its position on Ama’s Way, next to the Bay of Charlesville, made it feel remote and impenetrable.
A cylindrical building, Ama’s Faddar had an opening on the top floor, called Ama’s Lookout. That was where the oraki, the city’s spiritual leader, went to pray to
