Azik nodded gently and sat opposite Klein.
Looking at the pile of papers covered in writing in front of Klein, Azik's lips curved slightly. "Your work looks rather busy, Klein."
Klein chuckled sheepishly. "Actually, this is volunteer work. On our way back last night, the two of them and I met a poor girl-"
Klein briefly told Azik what he had seen and heard in the East Borough the previous night. Azik listened patiently and nodded gently. "I see. She certainly is a poor girl."
"In that case, I won't take up too much of your time. Where would you like me to start? I've already divined the approximate identity of that demigod from last night, and I've picked out a few Beyonder items."
Klein knew Azik was referring to what they had discussed the previous night. He cleared his throat and gathered up the scattered documents in front of him. "You know the identity of the demigod who appeared then?"
"The Rose School doesn't have many demigods." Azik took a sip of the coffee the waiter had brought him and said, half joking and half wistful, "As it happens, I recalled some ancient memories. Klein, you're like the center of a storm. Being around you... to be honest, I don't really want to stay in the eye of the storm-" Klein waited for Azik to continue, a somewhat stiff smile on his lips.
"That fellow should belong to the Prisoner pathway. Heh, I'm more accustomed to calling it the Chained pathway. He's Zatwin, a Sequence 3 Silent Disciple."
Azik continued, "Before we left yesterday, he seemed to be trying to call upon the Abomination to end the battle, but he underestimated how closely the Lord of Storms was watching the True Creator's divinity and took a direct hit from