Here's something to read whilst you wait for the next chapter (A day or two from now)
Chapter 10: Interlude, The Messenger
I stalk the streets, day and night, performing my duties as the person I was born to be. In my pockets, I carry belongings of the dead, delivering them to any relatives who may be willing to receive. Nobody knows my face, my life, my scars, my pain, my emotions, my purpose. But I do.
My purpose is simple. My purpose is to be a messenger.
I deliver the calls of the dead, the weeping of the souls, I deliver pain to the living and I deliver the truth to the denying.
I travel Remnant to deliver the messages of those who have faded from the land of the living, the message that Death requests I deliver. I journey day and night, no sleep, no rest, to fulfil my purpose as the bearer of bad news.
My confrontations are short; I move on quickly to deliver the next batch of sadness, the next handful of belongings. I take the items from their bodies and move them on, towards a body still full of life. Most of that life doesn't last too long though, most can't live with the loneliness whether it be a son, daughter, wife, husband, mother or father. They always end up taking their own life.
I hope the next job will not be as… tragic. The Schnee girl should be stronger than the others. I hope.
My job is not pretty, nor is it quick.
But it is my purpose.
My purpose as The Messenger.
