Something Eternal, Part IV
The next morning, Lei awoke to find an envelope floating above his head. He had to spend several minutes chasing it around the Unendingly Large Featherbed before he caught it.
Out of sorts now, he adjusted his nightshirt and sat down to open the envelope.
Lei darling, the enclosed note read, I'd like to chat with you about a matter of small import. If you'd be so kind? Love, Mother.
'A matter of small import.' Did the mystery of why Lei was here fall under the category of 'a matter of small import'?
The "busy" sign was still hanging, which made Lei slightly nervous, but he couldn't very well disregard a summons from the Lord of Nightmares.
"Lei, darling," She greeted him. "So glad you could make it."
The doors shut behind him.
"Mother dear," he replied. "I'll always have time for you."
She chuckled. "I'm flattered. Come here, darling." She gestured for him to sit at Her feet again.
"So," Lei said, wondering if incest was a fetish of Hers, "what would You like to... chat with me about?"
"A small matter, as I said," She replied. "I have a message that needs delivering."
Lei raised an eyebrow. This was not what he'd been expecting. To put it lightly. "To where, Mother?"
"Why, to Ceiphied, of course. Where else?" She handed him an envelope.
Lei considered asking Her why She couldn't have sent like She had his summons, but didn't.