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Alrighty!! Sounds good. 🙂

 

After Colma gave him the bread, Ehud/Mr. Talkative almost looked like he was about to hug her.  Colma tensed and promised herself that if he did she would throw him to the floor.  But instead, he shoved his last bit of bread in his mouth and plopped down, starting to flip through two books he had brought out of his jacket.

Mr. Talkative–or Ehud, she didn’t know which to refer to– seemed to be able to figure her out, to see straight through and examine her secrets and her motives.  She didn’t like that feeling.  She hated it when people started to peer past the mental walls she put up.

Orson had been like that.  He had always been able to identify the thoughts running through her head, like she was transparent.  He would understand what to do here.  He had been good with people, and he would probably know how to get out of… wherever she was.

Colma shook herself out of her reverie.  This was no time to be taking a stroll down memory lane.

Instead, she focused on what Ehud was doing.  He was still staring at the page, though he didn’t seem to be concentrating.  For a second, Colma wondered if she should bring out her book that she had grabbed, but then realized she would seem like a fool because she couldn’t read it.

Suddenly, Mr. Talkative jumped to his feet and thrust the book into her face

“Hey, this is where we are! Lookit! Lookit!” he exclaimed, spewing crumbs into her face because his mouth was still full.

She ripped it out of his hands and held it away from herself, trying to see what he meant.  Then the book started glowing.

Colma jumped and dropped it, her eyes as big as saucers.

“I didn’t do it!” Ehud immediately yelped.

The book started shining brighter and brighter until it was so luminous it hurt to look at it. Colma shaded her eyes with her hand and peered at it.  What was happening?

 

So, I was thinking that maybe the book could teleport them or something to the room with the fountain that’s going to show them their worst fears and everything?  Just a thought, unless you guys have a better idea on why the book’s glowing and what’s gonna happen 😉  Up to y’all! 😀