For as long as I could remember, the Veil had fascinated me. It was this mysterious strip of nothing that separated the land of the living and the dead. It was like a thief’s highway for Afterlife Assistants. Nobody really knew what it was, how it worked, why only certain types and species could access it. Certain individuals had stronger affinities with the Veil than others and those determined who was and wasn’t suited for this career.
Growing up, I heard so many stories about it and yet, even since my first visit, I didn’t really understand it. And now, due to a moment of panic, I was stuck here.
“What do we do now?” I asked, looking down at my familiar.
She was happily wagging her tail and bobbing along as we ventured into the nothingness. She didn’t seem distressed, but then, she w
