"Why is there always so much paperwork?" I mutter, gaining an inquisitive look from Matia sitting by the hearth. She decides I"m not talking to her and sets her head back down on her paws.
I check over the inventory before completing a couple of order forms and putting them in my out tray.
This is not what I signed up for.
The door to my office creaks open and I look up. I"m not expecting Nik to stop by for another hour or so, after he"s finished working in the mortuary, but maybe he"s got away early.
My shoulders slump as I recognise Hori standing in the doorway.
"You don"t have to look so disappointed to see me," he jokes, seeming a lot more at ease than he has in the past few months. The lifting of Ma"at"s audit has done a lot of good for the morale around the temple, and only part
