Chapter 14: Chapter 14: A Birthday Surprise

The 'Mechtat Truppa' are prepared to provide a surreal performance. Zmeyayt has the connections necessary to grant us access to the esteemed Bogatsvo estate. While gathering at the performance studio we meet a servant from the family to guide us to the property. Skrytvor and Zmeyayt take the lead. I walk close behind them and enjoy the sights of the journey.

There are Lamplighters tending to the purple flares that provide the cavern a mystical glow. My ears pick up the sound of chanting. Apparently, they must recite a spell in order to maintain the fire. 'I wonder how the flames are purple?' Ever since the work with the heist, I fail to ask my Sumerki companions about such details.

The white stone houses soon become charcoal black. It is evident that we are entering a different section of PodZemley Gorod.

"These are the newest homes." Skrytvor turns his head to face me. "The Bogatstvo and the Novyy families pooled their assets together to make lavish houses of their own."