After jotting down Ethan Lockwood's details, the tome-born maiden fixed him with a gaze. "Ready? Let's begin the test."
"I'll fire off ten random questions. Nail six correctly, and my master's legacy is yours."
"Fire away," Ethan nodded.
The maiden's first question came rapid-fire: "'Odd changes, even remains'—finish it."
"Sign depends on the quadrant!" The answer shot from Ethan's lips before he could think.
"No way! You knew that one?" The maiden's eyebrows shot up.
Ethan himself froze mid-breath. After a beat, he ventured, "About your master—never mind. Forget I asked."
He suddenly remembered Kael standing nearby. His own transmigrator status—and the bombshell about the Funeral Patriarch likely being one too—were secrets best kept close.
The maiden continued, "Next: What was Sec
