It has been a very busy few days. I have been working with Keeper Thadron on the information I retrieved from the Book. I still feel somewhat dazed by my visit, it is hard to grasp the immensity of being surrounded by the history of our holy people. Thadron says it is quite common to remain overwhelmed for a couple of days.
The information was exactly what Keeper Thadron needed, he has to the best of his abilities tracked a common ancestor for the heretic Accadis branch and those that remained faithful. From that common ancestor, he worked his way forward, according to the hereditary laws appropriate for the time and place, until he arrived at one name: Uldryk Accadis, who lives on Akhragan III.
The fog of time and heresy does not allow for absolute certainty that this is the closest living relative, of course. But having formal paperwork signed by a Keeper and approved by the Book authorities is all that will matter to the Amarr Civil Service's clerks at the Department of the Deceased.
Of course, now another difficult task awaits. I have to visit this Uldryk identified by Thadron, and obtain written permission to work on Layla's corpse. Oh, what difficult task did I assign to myself? I have no idea even how to start this conversation.
The good Record Keeper had a gift for me, as we parted. He's done a quick genealogical research on my own family, and gave me a holocube with which I can project a galaxy of people and their links, that are part of my own lineage throughout the ages. This kind gift touched me deeply - we promised to stay in touch, and Keeper Thadron agreed to come to visit Mehatoor.
