Pilgrim 5 by Harmon Cooper

Author:Harmon Cooper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boycott Books, LLC
Published: 2022-02-15T08:00:00+00:00

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Danzen led Menya to the courtyard, where he found Nomin and Soko, their features painted in orange and black by the watchfires.

Menya had also alerted a handful of her highest-ranking nuns, the ones that she could trust, who were already preparing a room for Soko at the top of one of the buildings furthest away from the common quarters.

“I’m glad you could join us,” Menya told Soko, having only received a brief explanation of who the woman was from Danzen on their way over. He had pressed the head nun to approach with extreme caution, but Menya seemed as if she were going to treat Soko as if she were a welcome guest. “We have a room prepared for you. Are you hungry? I can have a meal ready in the next thirty minutes or so.”

The head nun didn’t seem to be bothered by the way Soko looked, the wraith of a woman floating a foot or so off the ground, her robes hanging from her form, her mask still removed from her face.

Danzen noticed a hint of shame flash in Soko’s eyes. Both Menya

and Soko were around the same age, and both had benefited from the power of remnants, albeit for different purposes, Menya spending a lifetime bending her echo, Soko going straight to the source by abusing Sunyata talismans.

It was quite the contrast.

A forced smile lifted Soko’s cheeks. “I would like a meal. Danzen as well. We will have a meal together.”

“I’ve already eaten.”

“I will join you.” Nomin stepped up to Soko.

“You’re just using this as an excuse to watch me.”

Nomin neither confirmed nor denied the statement.

“In that case,” said Menya, who now had her hands behind her back, “I will lead you to your room. Please feel free to reach out to any of my sisters if you need anything while you are our guest.”

Soko didn’t say anything, but she did seem to sulk to some degree.

Danzen watched the three of them move away, Nomin keeping a few paces away from Soko just in case, Menya at ease.

Kudzu.

Danzen knew that she wasn’t going to like that Soko was at the nunnery, and this dislike would probably be shared by Jelmay as well. He didn’t know how Yato would feel about it, especially now that she had been recruited to infiltrate Jinkai’s encampment, but he was certain it would put her on edge.

Sansar landed on a stone ledge near Danzen, the three-legged raven smoothing his wings behind his body. “That was unexpected.”

“You didn’t see her on your patrol?”

“No. But she probably saw us.”

Galzo was the next to land, the winged wolf lifting his chin at Danzen. “I take it that she is one we need to watch. She is more ghost than human. I haven’t seen the effects of remnants on someone like that before. How she snuck in here…”

“I wouldn’t expect you to be able to see her in one of your patrols.

Soko was trained by one of the best, as was I, a man named White.”

Danzen finally relaxed to some degree, yet his muscles remained tensed.

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