The valley cut with tombs sprawls out before us. I straighten the fabric of my dress and check that my headdress in place. "Remind me what we"re doing at my least favourite place owned by the temple?" Matia doesn"t seem to have the same reservations as I do, as she seems to be having a lot of fun being outside.
Nik raises an eyebrow. "Really? This is your least favourite?"
"After the time I spent rushing around doing too many funerals in a day, is it really a surprise?"
"Hmm, I suppose not."
"You hate the incinerator."
"Yes, but I hated that before I was being sent there all the time," he reminds me. "And everyone hates it there."
With good reason, it is one of the worst jobs, and a part of me does feel guilty about how long it"s been since I pulled that short straw.
"We"re here bec
