Chapter 8

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I crick my neck, trying not to think about how achy I"m going to be in the morning after all the manual labour involved in the mummification process. It wouldn"t be too bad, except that I"m terribly out of practice after spending a few months dealing with paperwork. I let out a loud sigh and head down to the mortuary below with Matia following beside me. Nik should be finished with his shift too, which means we can go grab something to eat, though after being cornered by Pawero a few days ago, I"m a little reluctant to return to the canteen any time soon. "Ani," a priest I recognise but can"t name says, drawing my attention to him. "Hey," I reply, trying not to let on that I can"t remember his name. I"m going to have to get better at remembering them now that I"m in a position of greate

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