<strong>Septacles and Mysteries</strong><br/><br/>"My couch is welcome to you and your friend," he offered politely, showing some concern as to what must have been a long and troubling night.  "My apologies that I don't have a guest room."  He opened the door marked "Employees Only" to let them both inside, towards a staircase so that Lorraine could rest, though he made sure to grab his book before getting up.  "Perhaps it would be best to tell me everything in the morning."<br/><br/>When Vincent mentioned coming back from the dead, Nathaniel thought for a bit, though he seemed happy that a friend was taking interest in his work.  "Long dead, you say?  Not too much that I've heard of.  Zombies and revenants I've heard of; revenants are the type of dead to come back all by themselves, sort of like in Tales from the Crypt, though that comic might be before your time.  Not sure if the show ever had that happen..."<br/><br/>At the mention of the book, however, his eyes lit up with excitement, the look of someone who's been caught in a fascinating read for days and hasn't been able to put it down.  "Ah, yes, I forget who brought it in, but it's been fascinating.  The story of Indarinel and his brothers and sisters, fallen from the heavens above and trapped upon Earth.  This is my third read through, and the third of the thirteen is named Balariel, a god-king who ruled the area around Persia for centuries.  It says that the blood and shadows of twenty virgins were needed in order to to craft him a body on this plane.  I can't wait to see how his story will end up."