“So,” Jason said as he looked around at the gathering. “Is there a ceremony or something or do we just get to it?” “Ceremonies are pointless mortal practices,” said the Reaper through his vessel, Velius. “I rather like them,” the Seeker of Songs said. “It’s fine,” Jason said, then marched up to the throne and looked down at it. “It’s not like I’m going to make a fundamental change to the entire cosmos, right?” He sat down.