The sky was somewhat gloomy; it looked like rain was on its way. The weather had been hot enough lately, and a cool-down was definitely needed.
The people of Porcupine Territory were still hard at work.
For two straight days of leisure, Leech had been using his remote vision, controlling nearly-rotted dead birds to watch the war between Wado Eighteen and Longship Castle.
The hot weather had one clear downside: corpses decomposed much faster.
Fortunately, the corpses soaking in Magic Antiseptic within the crypt didn't face the same problem.
Leech dedicated a portion of his mind to communicating with Corpse Ghost Aina. He would control a corpse to write, teaching Aina how to read. Aina's intellect was no different from a normal person's; she was a blank slate and learned incredibly fast.
