Chapter 10
Mercedes smiled as she heard the sound of laughter ringing throughout the large castle. 'They may have hated each other at one time,' she thought, 'but I'm glad they're learning to work together for Anubis' sake.'
While the Spanish girl was finishing up a new batch of candy skulls, she noticed that she hadn't heard Dais, Cale, or Sekhmet's voices in a while. 'I guess they're still in shock,' she guessed.
As the Exchange Student walked out of the kitchen with the tray of candy skulls, she absent-mindedly passed the room where Dais, Cale, and Sekhmet were having a very heated discussion.
"How do we know the Ronins won't stop us?" Sekhmet questioned.
"It's a full-proof plan," Dais snapped, "there's no possible way it can fail."
Mercedes blinked, 'What are they talking about?' She wondered as she quietly edge closer to the conversation.
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"This could be more trouble than it's worth Dais," Cale replied coolly.
"The last time I checked," Dais glared, "you didn't oppose this idea at all."
"I don't oppose this plan," Cale growled, "but Sekhmet's right, what if the Ronins try to stop us."
"Or Mercedes," Sekhmet agreed, "Mia told me that something like this would drive her nuts."
"Mercedes is weak," Dais snapped in a loud tone of voice, "She accepts the dead leaving their loved ones to go back to their world and she does nothing about it. If she really wanted to, she could've kept Pepita here."
"Look," Sekhmet sighed, "I'm not opposed to keeping Anubis here, but we have to think about the consequences that could come up."
"Don't worry," Dais smiled, "I deal with that when it happens."
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Mercedes could not believe what she had just heard. Allowing the dead to return to Mictlan is not considered a sign of weakness among her people, in fact, to allow the dead to return to Mictlan tells the community that the person in question understands the cycle of life, death, rebirth, and order. In her culture, to prevent the dead from returning to Mictlan is considered a cowardly and sacrilegious act. 'What in the name of our Lady of Guadalupe are they thinking? Mictecacihuatl will strike them down for their cowardice and impiety.'
Quietly slipping away from the area in question, Mercedes hurried towards the Commons Room with her tray of candy skulls. As she walked down the hallway, Mercedes quietly prayed. "Our Lady of Guadalupe, the beautiful Lady of the Americas, and mother to us all, give me the strength to do the right thing, even if it is not the most popular choice."
Mercedes smiled as she heard the sound of laughter ringing throughout the large castle. 'They may have hated each other at one time,' she thought, 'but I'm glad they're learning to work together for Anubis' sake.'
While the Spanish girl was finishing up a new batch of candy skulls, she noticed that she hadn't heard Dais, Cale, or Sekhmet's voices in a while. 'I guess they're still in shock,' she guessed.
As the Exchange Student walked out of the kitchen with the tray of candy skulls, she absent-mindedly passed the room where Dais, Cale, and Sekhmet were having a very heated discussion.
"How do we know the Ronins won't stop us?" Sekhmet questioned.
"It's a full-proof plan," Dais snapped, "there's no possible way it can fail."
Mercedes blinked, 'What are they talking about?' She wondered as she quietly edge closer to the conversation.
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"This could be more trouble than it's worth Dais," Cale replied coolly.
"The last time I checked," Dais glared, "you didn't oppose this idea at all."
"I don't oppose this plan," Cale growled, "but Sekhmet's right, what if the Ronins try to stop us."
"Or Mercedes," Sekhmet agreed, "Mia told me that something like this would drive her nuts."
"Mercedes is weak," Dais snapped in a loud tone of voice, "She accepts the dead leaving their loved ones to go back to their world and she does nothing about it. If she really wanted to, she could've kept Pepita here."
"Look," Sekhmet sighed, "I'm not opposed to keeping Anubis here, but we have to think about the consequences that could come up."
"Don't worry," Dais smiled, "I deal with that when it happens."
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Mercedes could not believe what she had just heard. Allowing the dead to return to Mictlan is not considered a sign of weakness among her people, in fact, to allow the dead to return to Mictlan tells the community that the person in question understands the cycle of life, death, rebirth, and order. In her culture, to prevent the dead from returning to Mictlan is considered a cowardly and sacrilegious act. 'What in the name of our Lady of Guadalupe are they thinking? Mictecacihuatl will strike them down for their cowardice and impiety.'
Quietly slipping away from the area in question, Mercedes hurried towards the Commons Room with her tray of candy skulls. As she walked down the hallway, Mercedes quietly prayed. "Our Lady of Guadalupe, the beautiful Lady of the Americas, and mother to us all, give me the strength to do the right thing, even if it is not the most popular choice."
