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"These repetitive tasks are syilance we hteous and content with the lot we’ve been given"

I have tried to be righteous all et back to the temple, Justus waits for me "The Minister would like to see you," he says

"Me?" I ask "Why?"

"I don’t know," Justus says He reaches out to take my work kit from me and I hand it to him He looks sad He does knohat Nevio wants Before, I would have asked Justus to tell me But now I don’t dare push him

"When?"

"Now," Justus says

Nevio’s office used to beher work The roolassI know its colors as well as I know the claws and the teeth of the gods in the trees Some of the reference books on the shelves are ones any, is carved with the Minister’s insignia That is also the same

But the rest is different

I sit down across frolass and steel and I fold reat losses in the past year," Nevio says "First your rief is understandable," Nevio says, "and it also helps us face some of the realities of your situation" He sounds almost kind, and he leans forward across the desk to look into ht fit for you Your ined yourself Is it?"

I don’t like Nevio, but he’s right I never had the faith that Bay and my ined for o Above, and then when I pro and working in the temple with her