Page 33 of Whispered Warnings: Part Two

“All you need to say to hear them again is voces audire,” Raiden explains to me.

I repeat the words, and the familiar sound of the buzzing voices return. I don't think I ever thought that I would be relieved to hear them, but I really am. They’re almost a comfort to me, which I know is probably an odd thing to think. Something occurs to me though and I roll my eyes.

“Are you telling me that Latin was the fucking secret this whole time?” I ask him.

He nods, with a wince, “Yeah. You know Latin?”

“Not enough, apparently,” I admit with a grumble. Turning to Reed, I ask, “Can I see the book?”

He immediately hands it over, and all of the guys move from their various places dotted around the kitchen and come to stand behind me. I open it and turn the pages, immediately noticing an issue.

“Of course,” I mutter, “The book is in another language and not one that I even remotely recognize. I don’t suppose any of you know what language it is?”

“No, sorry, Neith,” Griff is the first reply, quickly followed by the others.

“I have no idea,” River says and then adds, “Raiden?”

Raiden leans closer over my shoulder, and I have to resist the urge not to lick his face. That would be weird, right?

Fortunately, before my thoughts can become actions, Raiden speaks.

“It’s vaguely familiar to me, but I can’t understand it,” he says, and I slouch in my chair.

“Damn it. Nothing is simple,” I grumble again.

“I’ve got loads of books on language in the library. If I recognize it, then the chance is that the book is in there,” Raiden replies.

“Can we go and check it out now?” I ask.

“Of course,” he smiles.

“We’ll come too. I’m curious now,” Van says for everyone.

Doc clears his throat, “I’ve actually got to go back to work. I kind of left in a panic.”

Raiden winces, “Shit, I’m really sorry about that.”

Doc chuckles, “No problem. I wouldn’t have wanted to miss all of this anyway.”

“You’re going to be back late tonight, right?” Griff checks.

Doc nods, “Yeah.”

“Alright, see you tomorrow for the trip to the training academy then,” Van grins.

“Don’t forget to eat,” I add.

“I’m getting a bit of deja vu,” Doc chuckles, he nods his head and then just disappears.

“Can we eat first?” River asks, his stomach growling loudly.

“Good idea,” I reply.

Thankfully the grocery order arrived while Griff, Raiden, and I were in the library, so we all load our plates up with whatever we can find, and sit back down at the table.

“Something has been bothering me,” Raiden starts, and we all look at him curiously and wait for him to continue. He looks at me, and I try not to look like a deer caught in headlights. “Whenthe imps sent you to that realm, they told you that you had to find the door, right?”

I nod and relax because I can answer questions about the realm trip easily enough. I don’t want to answer questions about how often I have died. It occurs to me that out of the big things, that is probably the last big thing that I have to tell them.

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