08-06-2016, 06:46 PM
While Martin fetched the girl, he looked at the package Dr. Daniat had delivered earlier in the day and contemplated the confluence of events. Almost as if there was intelligence at work in the world, guiding things. Apollyon's announcement, The memory of Lissandra. The Sentient. Her record of kills. What she had discovered at the monastery. And now, a possible way in.
Lines were converging. He looked at the open package again but did not touch it, did not take it out again. Not yet. The object inside radiated age, felt heavy with antiquity. He could still feel the raised edges etched in the copper face on his fingertips. A ghost of a smile touched his lips. A nexus was forming here. So many possibilities. So many enemies. There was a hand behind this. There had to be.
Martin returned with the girl and he dropped the smile. "Sit," he commanded. He regarded her for a moment, drawing it out. Thinking. Finally, he began. "First things first. Apollyon. You failed to kill him. We will get to that later. Instead..." his hand touched her report, slid the sketch out from under the rest. A tiny hourglass pendant. "Tell me about this. How did you see it? Who was wearing it?"
Edited by Regus, Aug 7 2016, 12:03 AM.
Lines were converging. He looked at the open package again but did not touch it, did not take it out again. Not yet. The object inside radiated age, felt heavy with antiquity. He could still feel the raised edges etched in the copper face on his fingertips. A ghost of a smile touched his lips. A nexus was forming here. So many possibilities. So many enemies. There was a hand behind this. There had to be.
Martin returned with the girl and he dropped the smile. "Sit," he commanded. He regarded her for a moment, drawing it out. Thinking. Finally, he began. "First things first. Apollyon. You failed to kill him. We will get to that later. Instead..." his hand touched her report, slid the sketch out from under the rest. A tiny hourglass pendant. "Tell me about this. How did you see it? Who was wearing it?"
Edited by Regus, Aug 7 2016, 12:03 AM.