If only she had his confidence. But what is three days of strangeness in a god's life? This too will pass, hopefully sooner rather than later. Not being able to reach higher shelves even with a step stool is highly inconvenient.

"The books are for work and recreation. I have a few reports I can work on away from the temple."

But there's one book that's highly relevant. Ginia leans across the table and pulls over a small, thin cloth-covered book, more personal journal than anything published. She turns to a page with a diagram, the writing on the pages faded from time and also on the sloppier side.

"I found a shinki's theory on borderlines. Their theory is a careful hand can cast a borderline to fill a space without damaging the area around it. It's a sound theory and I've had some success replicating the idea."