Rachel Innocence

The Metataxi

11/13/2024 11:12pm

"I don't think there's anything in that black bag for me," I said to the dry cleaner.

@Runa SecretTradition, @Rita Pearl, and @Ryung Brightness, all received such heroic items, befitting their status. Magic widsom cloaks and impenetrable shields. Me, I'm not even an officer, and this was only my first mission.

"But you've got one thing they haven't got," said the dry cleaner.

"What's that?" I asked.

"Humility. And a child-like wonder. Two! Two things they haven't got. And so for you, my dear..."

The dry cleaner pulled a long, sheer wrap shawl out of her bag and placed it over my bare shoulders.

And the darkness around us faded away.