Dean was the first to speak. “All right squints, do
your thing.” He said a huge smile on his face.
Squints pointed at the scrolls. “Oh sure, only two
problems, even if I could unroll scrolls the size of a house, I can’t read
Titan!” He said in shock.
“I can.” Haruff offered.
Trent gestured to Haruff. “There we go! I knew you
were going to be good for somethi – You’re Blind!” He finally caught on.
Haruff’s mouth dropped open in mock shock. “Since
when?” He asked sarcastically.
Trent stuck his tongue out. “Very funny.” He spat.
Dean had been inspecting the locks on the lowest scroll.
“Can we even open these? They look incredibly old.” He said.
Squints looked at Obla’reth. “So can we even open the
scrolls and if so do you know anyone that can legitimately read Titan?” He
asked.
Obla’reth shook his head with a smile. “No we cannot,
and no I do not. No one had read or spoken Titian for more than ten lifetimes.”
Brooke sighed heavily. “So we came all this way for
nothing.” She said.
Obla’reth walked over to an ancient wooden pedestal that
had a wooden cover closed over the top of it that was split down the middle. He
flipped the wooden cover open to reveal a large book. “I wouldn’t say nothing, before
the locks rusted and the language of the Titians had faded from memory, one of
the librarians translated the scrolls into Mer.” He explained.
Squints scurried over to the podium. “You can read the
language of the Merfolk?” He asked with a huge smile on his face. The weirdness
of the book being written in Mer struck him. “Why Mer?” he asked.
Obla’reth nodded. “Yes I can speak and read Mer. I do
not know exactly why the book is written in Mer. The Rumors passed from
librarian to librarian say that the underwater kingdoms were the last place the
Titans were welcome before their race passed beyond the veil. Strangely enough,
I have yet to find anything old enough to corroborate that.” He opened the
book. “Now what are you looking for?” He asked.
Trent stepped up to the podium. “Where each of the
Paragon’s are located, how to contact them, and the best way to earn their
favors.” He said with all seriousness.
