Kaiser Rudolph Imler sat in the passenger
seat of Colonel Dagon’s Iago Comet while 1st Lieutenant Santos
drove. The three youths – Archel, Cassie, and Kent – were seated in the bed of
the truck with their backs to the toolbox. Santos took the direct route on
Gryphus Via 17 (GV17) which connected Markt, Morley, Avalona, and a series of tiny
villages to the City of Ambrosia. Two hours after leaving Avalona, at the
Kaiser’s behest, Santos pulled off GV17 onto Faith Gryphus Lane, where he took
a series of small side streets that ran close to the Templus de Ambros. When
they reached Sentinel Cemetery which abutted the southern wall of the temple
compound, Santos was instructed to park.
“Sir, I understand the cloak and dagger
stuff. But, I don’t understand why we’re parking here,” Santos said. What he
left unsaid was that graveyards creeped him out.
“Lieutenant, have patience,” Kaiser Imler
replied.
