Wands and Warframes

Letter

Letter

"Harry?"

"Yes Lotus?" Harry says absently while looking through a recovered Orokin terminal on the Orcus Relay.

"What is that?"

The that in question is a brown avian with large eyes, sharp claws, and a beak designed for rending flesh. It was also wearing a harness and had a leather tie around one foot.

"According to ancient Orokin records, it's likely to be some sort of owl. Though they don't have much about them on this terminal. I'm still trying to find a translation program that will work on this letter."

"Letter?"

"Yes, it was carrying a small scroll, the scanner says that it is made out of the skin of an animal. One that we have no records of in our databases. Neither does Simaris, in fact he offered me my pick of his offerings in trade when he found out about the owl."

Lotus is silent for a moment, "Harry, do you want to use the systems on Lua? They are still the originals that were there before I moved it into the void."

"There's an idea, thank you. Maybe they also have a record of the letter I was found with. Margulis used to tell me about it and how the original was being used to create new species for Earth." Harry sounds a little sad when talking about Margulis, though he does pack up and head back to his lander.

"I'm sorry I'm not her Harry"

"Don't be, I've had two wonderful mothers. Even when you were Natah the Sentient for a while, you were still my mother. Did you know that I never had my memory wiped, I don't think I've ever mentioned that before. I still remember the look on Margulis' face when I came out of the device that was supposed to seal them away, and then ran towards her shouting 'Mama'"

Lotus considers that for a moment, "I can imagine. You always were an odd one Harry. You had less issues controlling your void energies and were far more versatile in what they could do."

Harry laughs, "According to Margulis, my existence did more to upend their ideas about souls too. There were some theories before I arrived that they yellow light seen when they convert a cephalon is actually the persons soul. Apparently, I had a fragment of another person's soul in my head."

"I hadn't heard about that."

"Mum, my first mum, used to talk to me about her work when she thought I was too young to understand. Something about the control exercises that they had us learn allowed me to remember everything perfectly. Including when you stood up to Hunhow for us before you took on a human form. Listen, I've just arrived at my lander, give me a day and I'll see you in person."

As he hangs up on the Lotus, he looks at the lander and then at the bird that's perched on his shoulder, "Ordis, do you have any thoughts about how to get an owl onto the orbiter without using the digitisation beam?"

"Ordis wonders if the Operator is Crazy forgetting the docking door."

"Thanks Ordis, I had forgotten. Could you open it for me."

"Ordis will manoeuvre the lander so you can use the door."

"Thank you Ordis."

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When Harry saw the Lotus waiting for him at the landing site he transferred out of his Equinox Prime and launched himself into a hug, "Mother!"

"Ooof. Hello Harry."

"I've missed you. How are you adjusting to being the Lotus again?"

"It is, interesting. Why did you suggest I take up this name again?"