As the carriage rolled along, Kallen leaned back in his seat with a document in his hand. He was not reading it, merely holding it.
The bright sunshine outside only irritated him now. When you had not had enough sleep, even the way you saw the world changed.
There was nothing for it. As the chief of a district whose time zone was completely reversed from Dinge District's, he had to get used to this rhythm.
Little Kangna held three copies of "Light of Order" and was reading them;
one was in Markley, one in Lamodin, which had a longer history of use in the Order God Church's historical records, and one in the Dragon Clan's language.
When raising a child, teaching her everyday manners and to bathe before bed was only the bare minimum. Her education was the most important part, and also the most mentally exhausting.
Even though Little Kangna was accompanying Kallen to a meeting, Puer had assigned her homework that she had to finish.
Looking at Little Kangna, pen in her left hand and right hand clenched into a fist as she frowned and struggled through her reading, Kallen could never quite suppress a smile.
Actually, she could have stayed behind. Generally, when he went out for meetings, bringing Richard to handle the paperwork and Philomina for security and errands was enough. But this was a general meeting of the Whip of Order, and the Whip Bearer would be attending.
For occasions where the Whip Bearer would be present, it was better to bring his Little Bone Dragon. Andilao had specifically reminded him of that last time.
Saint Rosen Church came into view. Every security officer wore Whip of Order Clerical Robes.
Richard handed over Kallen's credentials. After saluting Kallen, the officers let them through.
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