Lathe and the Ousiarch On my own business, I take a trip to Tellus. The way the gates and spheres were laid out at the time, it seemed a better idea to take the route through Lathe rather than through Oranos. When I approached the world, somebody had come to greet me. It wasn't an eldan. It was the Ousiarch himself. "Auve Ousiarch of Lathe. It has been a while." "Welcome to my realm, Mallorn. You will have safe passage here. I know you are going to Tellus, though I know not why. While you are there, there is something I wish to request of you." I try not to be a pushover, but when the request comes from a star itself I don't like the prospect of rejecting such a task. "What is it?"