Speaking in Tongues [11.4]

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal was distracted, but he'd found a whiteboard from somewhere and wheeled it into the library. "I thought we could try our hand at the jumbles that have been in the paper recently. I've done one in Karsite that I thought you could all try and guess. And then someone else could come up and do another one, in whatever language they like."

On the board was--

//MDOFNA//

--and the clue was:

The weirdest island in the world

.

Okay, it was stupidly easy, but he was very distracted. "When everyone who wants to has had a turn, I thought we could simply make new words by choosing one letter from each of our jumbled words."

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Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

She threaded her fingers through his. "Are you sure?"

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"Yes." There was no doubt in his voice, no room for doubt, and his eyes were bright and clear. "It is as if there is a rope, stretching from here," he touched his sternum, "to there," he pointed in the direction of Special Collections. "Vkandis Sunlord sent me a vision. There is something in there He wants found. I am His servant in all things, and I must find it."

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

She watched him for a moment, then replied, "I'll help."

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

He relaxed, worry running out of him like water, and dropped his head to rest on her shoulder. "Thank you."

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

She smoothed a hand along his back. "'Course."

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

Karal touched his palm to her cheek and kissed her lightly.

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

Evey went up onto her toes to return the kiss, smoothing his hair down.

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

It would be so easy to press closer, he wanted to. It was quiet and private in the stacks, and he wanted to wrap his arms around her and not let go. But he didn't, he couldn't. Instead, he gently broke the kiss, letting his fingers trail down her neck. "We should get back."

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[remember5th.livejournal.com]

She nodded quietly. "We should. There'll be time later."

Re: Talk to the Convenors.

[vkandis-son.livejournal.com]

"There will." I hope. With a little smile, he turned to go back to the table.