Page 246 of Of Sins and Sacrifice

“The world they are born into for that particular lifetime. There are an infinite number of wraiths that work to sort out any changes in placement as a soul enters and then departs the House of Psyche.”

Finally, I’m getting some relevant information.

“Who decides what world a soul will be born into? The House of Psyche or the House of Moirai?”

“The House of Moirai, of course,” Balabas answers in the same monotone voice. “While the wraiths move souls from one level to the other, the clerks working for the Moirai Council delegate the tasks so order is maintained in the universe.”

“The Moirai Council? What is that?”

“It is a fourteen-member council handpicked by the Moirai Supreme, who dedicate their lives to spinning the threads of fate.”

“Fourteen members? And they spin all the threads of the universe? How is that possible?”

“I cannot answer that as it is beyond my knowledge.”

“What about the Supreme? What does the Supreme do?”

“The Supreme is in charge of spinning the threads of fate of the most influential people of each generation. Those souls are picked based on their potential to influence millions of other souls.”

There it is, that word again: potential.

“What is potential exactly?”

“I cannot answer that, Lady Minerva.”

I sigh. It seems the only information the wraith is willing to impart is the general kind. But considering I did not find any such information in the books from our library, this is quite novel for me.

“Where would I find my own thread of fate?”

“I cannot answer that.”

I roll my eyes.

“Where would the threads of fate of Aperion be?”

“You will have to be more specific, Lady Minerva.”

“What do you mean more specific?”

“The souls of deities are different from the souls of s’Aperiotes and they are given a different type of consideration.”

“You mean they get special treatment?”

“I cannot answer that.”

“Where would the souls of deities be then?” I rephrase my question, though I brace myself to get the same non answer.

“Each council member is assigned one House of Aperion.”

“Which council member is assigned House of Cryos?”

“Lord Groyo, of course.”

Ah, perhaps luck is on my side after all.

“And how are these council members fair to their own fate? Can’t they cheat and assign themselves good fates?” I ask since this has been on my mind for a long time.

“Cheating does not exist in the House of Moirai,” the wraiths promptly replies.

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