I snorted softly. "Even I know that Azriel is the generic name all reapers go by."
"It may be generic, but when you say it, you will be summoning me."
"Because you've been tuned to me?"
"Yes."
Great. Not. "Do you have another name?"
He hesitated. "Yes, but that is private. No guide or Mijai will ever tell you his true name."
"Why?"
"Because names are things of power, and to give one freely would be placing yourself in another's control."
"So why even give yourselves a true name?"
"Having a family in which all are called Azriel would get a little confusing."
Meaning reapers had family units? Interesting, given that the Aedh didn't. "So where are you off to now, Azriel, if you've been assigned to follow me?"
"I will retreat to a viewing distance. It would be better for us both."
It would be better for us both if he wasn't following me at all, but that didn't seem to be an option right now. "So you're just going to sit back and watch? You're not going to do anything else?"
"I am not here to interfere with your life or anything that happens to you," he said softly. "I merely wait to see if your father will contact you."
For how long? I wondered, but didn't bother voicing the question simply because I doubted he would answer. "I'll talk to you later, then."