▁oper atives , ▁he ▁naturally ▁inhab its ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁Earth ▁called ▁Cal be fra ques , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁" Open " ▁world ▁- ▁one ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁world s ▁is ▁commonly ▁known ▁about ▁and ▁accepted . ▁Tem ud jin , ▁or ▁Tem , ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁The ▁Conc ern ' s ▁most ▁sk illed ▁and ▁pri zed ▁Trans ition aries , ▁although ▁much ▁m istr usted ▁by ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁de ▁fact o ▁head , ▁Madame ▁d ' O rt olan , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁his ▁formerly ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁a ▁ren eg ade ▁Conc ern ▁oper ative , ▁Mrs ▁Mul ver hill . ▁ ▁Pat ient ▁ 8 2 6 2 ▁A ▁former ▁Trans ition ary , ▁now ▁in ▁hiding ▁in ▁a ▁far - fl ung ▁reality , ▁pos ing ▁as ▁a ▁patient ▁in ▁a ▁hospital . ▁ ▁Madame ▁d ' O rt olan ▁The ▁r uth less , ▁sex ually ▁pre dat ory ▁and ▁ancient ▁de ▁fact o ▁head ▁of ▁The ▁Conc ern ' s ▁Central ▁Council . ▁More ▁than ▁two ▁hundred ▁years ▁old , ▁Madame ▁d ' O rt olan ▁has ▁been ▁accord ed ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁transition ▁perman ently ▁into ▁a ▁younger ▁body ▁when ▁her ▁older ▁one ▁is ▁near ▁death . ▁An ▁un stable ▁genius , ▁she ▁is ▁deeply ▁wor ried ▁about ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Mrs ▁Mul ver hill ▁on ▁the ▁Conc ern ' s ▁activities . ▁ ▁Ad rian ▁Cub b ish ▁A ▁City ▁tr ader ▁in ▁the