Gesse was surprised to wake up; he'd assumed the spell his brother had used on him was meant to destroy him. He still couldn't move, but his eyes worked well enough to see the small demon stood in front of him.
"Wake up Gesse, your brother will soon need your help."
Gessereth Osranetherer shook his head and blinked several times and the very small demon became clearer to him. Rather than a demon it looked to be the vaporous ghost of a small demon.
"What are you ?" He Asked.
"My master still has little power in the real world, but he sent me to wake you up and release you from this place."
Gesse's mind was beginning to work again and for the first time in a very long time, he was curious.
"Who is your master ghost ?"
The swirling vapour turned from grey to red and it was obvious his new friend wasn't pleased.
"I'm not a ghost fool. I know you're a revenant, but I didn't realise you were a fool. I serve Nigon, the one true deity."
Ghost or not, Gesse wasn't going to be insulted by a very small demon. He clenched his mighty fist and raised it to strike. Then he realised he could move again and his mood changed.
"What were you saying about my brother ?"
The apparition actually sighed and looked fed up.
"Deaf as well as stupid ! He's out on the rifts, at the ancient temple just north of the great river."
"I don't know this place you speak of demon."
"You will Gesse. My master has enough power to break the spell that binds you to this ruined building. I can climb onto your shoulder and show you the way."
Without asking permission, the demon was on his back and then on his shoulder, its mouth right up against his left ear.
"There, now I can give you directions. Quickly Gesse, your brother will die tomorrow if we don't hurry."
Gesse rose and easily pulled open the door Lilleth had closed, hoping to seal him inside. He walked through the basement and then into the sewers beneath the City.
"Am I still a revenant ghost ?"
"I told you I'm not a ghost. I don't know what you are now, there may not be a word for it."
They were in the basement, where Podd had discovered the silver objects. To Gesse it had been the furthest he could go, before the invisible chains pulled him back. He took a step forward and there was no resistance, he was free.
