Page 34 of Whispered Warnings: Part Two

Huh.

There is obviously shit from my past and all of that fun stuff, but the whole dying multiple times thing is probably the last really big thing to tell them.

Raiden continues talking, so I tune back into the conversation, “How did you know where the door was? The one that you needed to find in order to escape.”

“Oh, it’s kind of a thing that I can do, but it’s a bit temperamental. It’s how I found this place,” I reply and frown, “I swear that I told you about that?”

The guys are all staring at me in a way that tells me that, no, I definitely didn’t tell them that.

River smirks, looking a lot more amused than the others as he replies, “You told us that you found a sign and that you knew where Van lived because you stalked him.”

“I did not,” I reply indignantly, and then shrug, “yeah okay, I did.”

Most of the guys laugh, while a couple just shake their heads with smirks on their faces, at least I can amuse them.

“So, you didn’t find a sign?” Ransom prompts, trying to get me back on track.

I shake my head, “No. I lied. So, sometimes, as I said before, it’s really temperamental, but sometimes, if I set my mind to something, I can find it.”

“Why do I feel like you are oversimplifying that?” Raiden asks.

I shrug, “Probably because I am.”

“Why don’t you explain how you found the door when you were in that realm that the imps sent you to,” Griff suggests.

“That’s probably the easiest way to explain it, actually. So, I was understandably panicking because I didn’t want to be trapped forever in the realm, and you would all think that I had run off or something. Before I could panic too much though, my gift, I suppose you could call it, kicked online. It showed me a map of the area and where I needed to go. I have a really good memory when it comes to this gift, so once I’ve seen the map and the right direction, I don’t tend to have to look at it again, but I can if I need to. It’s like having GPS in my head.”

“That’s incredible,” Raiden mutters.

“I haven’t heard of a tracking ability manifesting like that,” Griff adds. “For most, it feels like a very strong feeling, and I have heard of the odd few getting an image of where something is but not how to get there. Trackers rely really heavily on instinct.”

I nod, “Yeah, I can do that too.”

“But it doesn’t work all of the time?” River asks.

I shake my head, “No. I have no idea what makes it work, either. It’s not fear or desperation because there have been times when I have desperately needed it to work, and it hasn’t.”

The guys frown.

“Maybe it can only work sometimes because there are times when your magic is closer to the surface?” Reed suggests.

I nod, “Maybe. It helped me enough with my job at HID that it pissed them off and made them think I was supernatural.” I pause, “Which I guess they were right about.”

“And you found this place the same way?” Evander asks.

I nod, “Yeah. Although, I did know the address because I found it when I was stalking you. That part was true. The part about me seeing a street sign wasn’t.”

“How did you get here without being seen?” River asks and then frowns, “I feel like we should have asked these questions before.”

I shrug, “A lot of shit has happened since I arrived. To answer your question though, the map made sure that I stuck to the woods, back roads, and places that weren’t well traveled by other people.”

Raiden nods, “So, your ability also protects you as well. It’s not just showing you how to get to what you want, but how to get there safely.”

I nod, “Yeah. Pretty much. I know you are all intrigued, but can we go back to the library please, and see if we can at least find out what language this book is in so that I might be able to begin to narrow down what kind of supe I am.”

The guys all nod immediately, and we clear up the stuff from lunch and make our way back to the library.

Raiden wasn’t kidding, the size of the language section is huge and after an hour of looking, even with the guys helping, we are still no closer to being able to find the language and I resign myself to the fact that once again this task will be a marathon and not a sprint.

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