Umar of Sadina, Grandmaster Assassin of the Order, had died. Such is life, old men die from consuming too many drugs when they are about to ascend. But now, as his mind lingers in the afterlife, Umar refuses to be taken by true death. His journey leads him not only through the uncharted parts of his homeworld, but others, in a search to find his way to life. His only hope is the perception of other beings. In the world of ideas and the dead, being perceived keeps you alive. Thankfully for him, dead men tell the best tales. This work is a short story based on the world of Cultivating Plants, but it's an independent work and can be enjoyed without having the base material.