Pagomaris appeared as though by magic as I turned to summon her. I had no idea how she was so able to assess exactly what I needed and when and simply took her almost paranormal ability to see to my every need as one of those things.

As she and her people worked hard to make me presentable, I reached for Rameranselot, hoping for an early update, but was unable to reach him. My inability to then connect with Jabuticabron only increased my nervousness until I became snappish and ...