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"You are completely unfamiliar with our Temple then?"  Mesu says disbelieved, in response to Lei's question, "In our Order the God Speaker is second only to the Temple Master himself, and it is my job to interpret the knowledge the Gods left behind, and to pass it on to new generations.  Your Fan Gang, I believe, was very knowledgeable about our ways -- it is strange that he would have told you none of this. . ."

He turns and waves the standing monks away, who disperse very orderly, and motions for the three of you to follow him through the gates.

They open into a large courtyard with a soft sandy floor -- a great relief after the hard stone you'd been walking on prior -- where three buildings stand; they are simply constructed, with little decoration, though from their walls hang paper lanterns and strung up clay dolls.  There is a little more to the central building; two statues flank its doors depicting royal figures who seem a little too tall and a little too thin to be human, with sharp, arrogant features.  Some plants dot the yard too, all placed with perfect symmetry like the buildings.

Most of the monks have disappeared, though where to is not clear.  There wouldn't be enough room in the buildings to house all of them.  The ones that still remain are simply milling about, whispering amongst eachother; they all look native to Waidi, and both the men and women have shaved their heads completely, though some men still have facial hair.

"I would advise you seek out Scholar Ayandri.  He is from a distant land, but travelled far to learn our ways and it is he who plans our forays into the City.  You will find him in the Library, to the east.  Would you like me to show you around our little corner of the world, or is your business too urgent?"


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