Xilel is brought inside the walls of Meridian, inside it pauses to see the poor situation of low-income citizens, but going forward it has a broad although brief look on other situations.
Some were forced to give alms, others were criminals on the loose, the Sarafans seemed to take care of it, everything seemed different from how she had been told, if with her grandfather she had a vision sweetened the naked truth was the one that annoyed the most.
The houses of the low bottoms were dull, grey they seemed made of dust and ash, the roofs were in poor and rusty foil, some windows were covered with makeshift cardboard others had old and rotten boards to keep the air from getting cold, The thieves pululated from everywhere many made black markets and sales of slaves in the morning, some captured children by day, the least serious thing certainly were the hygienic services that were missing forcing people to urinate or defecate in hidden but always public corners.
But it was also to be said that dogs and cats pululated like mice and pigeons in those places, there was no high control of that kind of population, the most disgusting scene that Xilel saw that day were the rat skewers and the skewer of a pigeon, Those animals were clearly infected, and people ate them like normal meat.
Some stole what they found in the garbage of others, bones but also objects such as used cabinets, empty chests, worn bedside tables, very damaged sofas, badly made armchairs, even if they traded among themselves, They did evaluate things only to always find themselves with little more than a bat of dust and some menetina of bronze for a meal that you do not know if they would eat, in that place was not pululato by many children.
The Sarafans take away the children yes this place, I know it doesn't seem nice but here nobody could live, they are here also because of some crimes committed, I hope so much that I don't have to come back here as a criminal he told her jokingly, while the child was afraid to make a mistake at that moment.
Xilel looked at a Rick sorry for that vision, but as they approached the situation improved, the village was still better, houses with more solid wood, the color of brown was bright, people dressed with cheap fabrics but had wealthy lives, There was the second-hand market but it was more dignified than almsgiving, some of the low-level funds had still come there to beg, but they were promptly driven away or hunted.
The mice were absent but there were cats, dogs and pigeons, at least visible, many dogs had owners like those cats and the pigeons were those travelers, Xilel had seen them only with his father or in the holes when the human servants took the letters, She always hoped there was something for her.
The bourgeois plans were those managed also well, it was a neighborhood of merchants, in that place there were only animals with masters, the colors were like the second orange crowns of the sun, all dressed well, although some were bakers had uniforms always clean and perfect, There was no one from the lower part of Meridian, but there was someone from the middle-class canton, but they traded something natural and seemed to hold a higher price than those living in the lower cantons.
The upper city was soon reached, there were all dressed in spectacular blinding clothes, were brightly colored in a huge way, women wearing clothes similar to those that Xilel wore before all this history, Some walked with boys who had the finishing touches of gold and silver leagues, the girls were composed and kept their backs straight like mothers perfect in makeup and clothing, those women wore absurd hats and fans to say the least embarrassing, but all complimented them, some wore dresses with wide decoltés, while some women were content with clothes that tightened, men were in elegant tuxedos some had in the pocket handkerchiefs different in color, roses with different shapes and colors, who more than one, who wore the knob with gold chains, who wore walking sticks and who a pocket watch or pocket, some wore gloves of various expensive fabrics, others the top hat with the most absurd things on top, their way of moving emphasized their social rank who also was with the family, who snobs or try to woo some young.
Xilel resented swooping into her world where she thought she belonged, everyone had turned to see her clothes as a "slave" but she knew she was safe, she saw that some spoke aloud others whispering in the ear of the closest person, It was the only thing that was out of tune at the time, but then he noticed they were talking about Sarafan.
Rick was known and many women of that rich area coveted him and loved him, but he was disinterested, as they reached Sarafan Castle, descending and consequently entering the place.
Upon reaching Xilel Castle, she is introduced to the kitchens where she meets Martha and Jessie, two cooks who live there working in the cafeteria, feeding Xilel a second time to make sure she is well fed.
Xilel is then taken to the lobby of the orphanage where she meets four children named Fiona, Philip, David and Ivan who tell her roughly what would happen to her before being taken with the other children, Later, he meets Jackob, the boy's guardian, not his trainer.
Xilel is led by the mentor to the initiation rooms where they bathe her and shave her hair to avoid lice or other pest infestations, women help Xilel in this, after which she is taken to the medical wing where she knows the healer, Josesh, a young man in his thirties with high experience in psychology, necrophage and medicine, the man is also the mortuary doctor of the church.
During Jakob's interrogation, Xilel lies about his name by giving Heilei's name as an officer, and lies about his history and origins.
Determines immediately that Xilel suffers from a post-trauma syndrome but not understanding from what, Xilel in his "horrible trips" tells a semi truth about demons, the only creatures that learned to be evil to the core and without a morality, even if she is half a demon.