'What do you want to do?' The Lady Empress' question echoed in her brain. What did she want? Only what the Holy Light wanted her to do, she realized. She really needed to pray about it and ask for guidance.
She was thinking about that when the Lady Empress interrupted her reverie with a simple phrase.
"In the meantime, I have an idea or two if you are interested."
"Of course, I shall do as the Lady Empress wishes." She said solemnly.
The Lady Empress clicked her tongue in mock annoyance. "It's not as dire as all that. But first I need to know something."
Zella waited with bated breath to hear what the Lady Empress wanted.
"Can you read and write?"
"Oh yes! I was responsible for transcribing sermons, copying older documents verbatim, and…" She chattered excitedly until Rowena cut her off.
