Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

window behind them. Koruki herself sat on a pillow in themiddle of that bench, leaning on a cushion tied to the centerwindow post. Facing her was a wooden table or bench, alsowith a pillow on it. At her side were three tall goblets and asmall amphora. There was a sheet of papyrus and an inkwellwith a reed pen in it.Yellelle and Koruki conversed a bit as they slid onto thebench across from her. Ava could look past her and see thepreparations for tomorrow’s ceremony were already underway. The heavy bullring fence was set up and vendors werealready setting up tents all around the other side of thecourtyard.When they were settled, Yellelle told her, “She wants toask you some questions with me as interpreter. I’ve agreed.The first thing she wants to know is where and when you arefrom.”“You can tell her that without even asking me, you’veseen where I’m from.”“Before that. I don’t think Koruki really believes instarships and quantum physics. She believes in the Goddessof Life, she believes the year 2384 exists, but she calls it 5713and calls this 1680.”“Tell her I’m from Reston Virginia and was born in theyear,” Ava had to figure the year in her head and it wasn’t thateasy, “5464.”She relayed that information, it was obvious Yellelle hadto elaborate, even had to draw a crude map of the world and428