09-14-2020, 05:46 PM
Nikolai was comfortable in the chair, draped in his robe and sleek lounge pants, accustomed to stealing away precious moments of contemplation in the very spot. To share the space with worthy company was the extraordinary circumstance of the day, and personally, quite thrilling a night for Nikolai.
Allan’s accounting of the book’s contents could not be more accurate. It resulted in a rare chuckle from the Ascendancy. “Any sane man would agree. It’s lunacy. That’s the premise upon which the Atharim existed unnoticed for thousands of years. The power of the Catholic church contained the rest: heresy, witchcraft, possession.”
Nikolai watched Allan’s exploration with burning eyes. Something about this book dredged long-dead ashes of his soul, sparking something alive that he thought to be forever cold. Allan’s question had a definitive answer, but it wasn’t easy to explain.
He tapped the arm of the chair, thoughtfully. The other hand tapped his lips. “Turn to page sixty and read the passage titled, Dreyken.”
Allan’s accounting of the book’s contents could not be more accurate. It resulted in a rare chuckle from the Ascendancy. “Any sane man would agree. It’s lunacy. That’s the premise upon which the Atharim existed unnoticed for thousands of years. The power of the Catholic church contained the rest: heresy, witchcraft, possession.”
Nikolai watched Allan’s exploration with burning eyes. Something about this book dredged long-dead ashes of his soul, sparking something alive that he thought to be forever cold. Allan’s question had a definitive answer, but it wasn’t easy to explain.
He tapped the arm of the chair, thoughtfully. The other hand tapped his lips. “Turn to page sixty and read the passage titled, Dreyken.”