Languages in AD 810
Alternate History Mysteries of Aurora, The Nation of Eternal Dawn
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Non indo- european languages - i hope,that they survive till 21th century!Languages in Aurora a year before Viking raids start.
Thanks ! are they related to basque language from Spain?
Aurora in 825
The Manuscript Part 3
Part 3
They left the Library through the QuinMillennial wing. "Even this most modern part of the Library echoes the earlier parts," Janara said.
"Building on what came before," Olivia commented.
"Like everything else. But what led you to seek out this Freya, really?"
"I had heard about her."
"You said that," Janara pointed out.
"Right. I thought a synesthete would have an advantage I wouldn't."
"That makes sense. But they also said she has ADHD."
"That also means that she can think outside the box easily," Olivia responded.
"That's true."
They arrived at Sigrun Sigurdottir Hall fifteen minutes later, and saw that it was more prestigious than Janus Hadrian Lodge, but that wasn't saying much.
"Freya Andersson? I think she is in one of the common rooms," the other student said.
"Thanks," Olivia said.
Freya had made a tactile version of her sketch of the area where the manuscript had been. She then heard two people enter the common room. "Hi!" she said.
"Freya?" she heard someone say.
"Olivia?" she asked.
"Yes, and my roommate Janara."
"Hi."
"I have put together what I have found so far, although I still need to think more on it," Freya said as she stood up, while holding the pieces of paper she had been working on, although she kept her eyes closed.
Olivia looked at it. She saw that Freya had accurately depicted the layout of that small area of the Library. But there was more. "So, what are these other lines? The synesthetic impression?"
"Yes," Freya answered as she ran her fingers lightly over some of the lines. "It's not only flair."
Olivia looked at the lines again. There was a pattern there, but she wasn't sure what to make of it. "Mind if I take a photo of it?" she asked.
"Not at all," Freya responded.
"You've noticed something?" Janara asked.
"Something I have to think about," Olivia answered as she took the photo with her tablet.
"Same here," Freya added.
"But what have you found?"
"The obfuscation," Freya said as she grabbed a loose piece of paper and a piece of charcoal. She then sketched something with the charcoal.
"Someone knew what they were doing," Olivia said a she made a recording on her tablet.
"Had they brought in the forensics department yet?" Freya asked as she continued to sketch.
"They hadn't," Olivia answered.
"Then that's what we'll check up on first thing in the morning, as soon as the Library opens," Freya said.
"And when does it open?" Janara asked. "I haven't checked that."
"Around 8:00 in the morning, I'm sure of it," Olivia said. "I did look up the opening times. 8:00 to 11:00."
"That will work. I can get up early," Freya said.
"I can do that too," Janara said.
Olivia looked at the photo of the sketch again as she and Janara stepped out of the northern door of Sigrun Sigurdottir Hall. "There's a pattern to this obfuscation," she commented.
"Or maybe it's Freya's artistic flare."
"Or maybe it isn't. That's why I sought her out. Her synaesthesia allowed her to notice some things."
"But are you sure you can make something of her synesthetic impression?" Janara asked.
"Yes, even if not right away."
"So, we're going back to the Library?"
"I'll have another look before going back to the Hall," Olivia said.
"I'll come too."
It was already getting late as they arrived back at the Library. The evening crowd of students using the various study nooks were already there. But Olivia had already determined that the Ancient Section didn't have many of those.
Talia and David were still there, and there were are few others there too.
"You talked to Freya?" Talia asked.
"We did," Olivia answered. "But she's still figuring it out."
"She did another sketch though," Janara said.
Talia looked at the photo on Olivia's tablet. "I still can't make any sense of her synesthetic impression.
"I'm thinking about it," Olivia said. "There is a pattern to the obfuscation. But I will have to have a closer look."
"I have some programs that can analyse images," Janara said.
"That will be helpful," Talia said.
One of the forensics techs came over. "Inconclusive. There were no prints," he said.
"No fingerprints?" Olivia asked herself rhetorically. "If they were prepared to obfuscate, that would be obvious."
"Talia told us of what the art student found."
"What's your opinion?"
"Whoever it was definitely moved things around," the tech said.
"She drew a sketch, but she hasn't interpreted it yet."
"Do you have a copy?"
"Yes," Olivia answered. "I'll get a print copy soon."
Dana entered the common room where Freya was sketching. "I heard about the missing manuscript," she said.
Freya stood up, with her back to the setting sun and squinting. "It's an interesting puzzle," she said with her usual energetic manner.
"Is that all?"
"It's that Olivia sought me out for it."
"Oh?" Dana asked.
"It means that news of me, not by name, but by description, has spread through AAUA."
"Does that bother you?"
"A little," Freya admitted. "If Olivia can seek me out, anyone could."
Dana looked Freya in the eyes. "I wouldn't worry too much."
"Easy for you to say," Freya responded. She closed her eyes and spun around. "But I won't dwell on it." She opened her eyes and looked into Dana's with determination. "Wait."
Freya then turned again and picked up the sketch.
"You have come up with something?"
"Yes," Freya answered with a slight bounce. The obfuscations are in some kind of pattern, like a code.
"A code?"
"But I don't have experience with cryptography."
"Maybe someone else does," Dana suggested.
Freya wrote down what she had just said in her notebook. "I'll find Olivia and Janara in the morning. Maybe they would know what to do."
"That's a good idea."
"But for tonight, it can wait."
They left the Library through the QuinMillennial wing. "Even this most modern part of the Library echoes the earlier parts," Janara said.
"Building on what came before," Olivia commented.
"Like everything else. But what led you to seek out this Freya, really?"
"I had heard about her."
"You said that," Janara pointed out.
"Right. I thought a synesthete would have an advantage I wouldn't."
"That makes sense. But they also said she has ADHD."
"That also means that she can think outside the box easily," Olivia responded.
"That's true."
They arrived at Sigrun Sigurdottir Hall fifteen minutes later, and saw that it was more prestigious than Janus Hadrian Lodge, but that wasn't saying much.
"Freya Andersson? I think she is in one of the common rooms," the other student said.
"Thanks," Olivia said.
Freya had made a tactile version of her sketch of the area where the manuscript had been. She then heard two people enter the common room. "Hi!" she said.
"Freya?" she heard someone say.
"Olivia?" she asked.
"Yes, and my roommate Janara."
"Hi."
"I have put together what I have found so far, although I still need to think more on it," Freya said as she stood up, while holding the pieces of paper she had been working on, although she kept her eyes closed.
Olivia looked at it. She saw that Freya had accurately depicted the layout of that small area of the Library. But there was more. "So, what are these other lines? The synesthetic impression?"
"Yes," Freya answered as she ran her fingers lightly over some of the lines. "It's not only flair."
Olivia looked at the lines again. There was a pattern there, but she wasn't sure what to make of it. "Mind if I take a photo of it?" she asked.
"Not at all," Freya responded.
"You've noticed something?" Janara asked.
"Something I have to think about," Olivia answered as she took the photo with her tablet.
"Same here," Freya added.
"But what have you found?"
"The obfuscation," Freya said as she grabbed a loose piece of paper and a piece of charcoal. She then sketched something with the charcoal.
"Someone knew what they were doing," Olivia said a she made a recording on her tablet.
"Had they brought in the forensics department yet?" Freya asked as she continued to sketch.
"They hadn't," Olivia answered.
"Then that's what we'll check up on first thing in the morning, as soon as the Library opens," Freya said.
"And when does it open?" Janara asked. "I haven't checked that."
"Around 8:00 in the morning, I'm sure of it," Olivia said. "I did look up the opening times. 8:00 to 11:00."
"That will work. I can get up early," Freya said.
"I can do that too," Janara said.
Olivia looked at the photo of the sketch again as she and Janara stepped out of the northern door of Sigrun Sigurdottir Hall. "There's a pattern to this obfuscation," she commented.
"Or maybe it's Freya's artistic flare."
"Or maybe it isn't. That's why I sought her out. Her synaesthesia allowed her to notice some things."
"But are you sure you can make something of her synesthetic impression?" Janara asked.
"Yes, even if not right away."
"So, we're going back to the Library?"
"I'll have another look before going back to the Hall," Olivia said.
"I'll come too."
It was already getting late as they arrived back at the Library. The evening crowd of students using the various study nooks were already there. But Olivia had already determined that the Ancient Section didn't have many of those.
Talia and David were still there, and there were are few others there too.
"You talked to Freya?" Talia asked.
"We did," Olivia answered. "But she's still figuring it out."
"She did another sketch though," Janara said.
Talia looked at the photo on Olivia's tablet. "I still can't make any sense of her synesthetic impression.
"I'm thinking about it," Olivia said. "There is a pattern to the obfuscation. But I will have to have a closer look."
"I have some programs that can analyse images," Janara said.
"That will be helpful," Talia said.
One of the forensics techs came over. "Inconclusive. There were no prints," he said.
"No fingerprints?" Olivia asked herself rhetorically. "If they were prepared to obfuscate, that would be obvious."
"Talia told us of what the art student found."
"What's your opinion?"
"Whoever it was definitely moved things around," the tech said.
"She drew a sketch, but she hasn't interpreted it yet."
"Do you have a copy?"
"Yes," Olivia answered. "I'll get a print copy soon."
Dana entered the common room where Freya was sketching. "I heard about the missing manuscript," she said.
Freya stood up, with her back to the setting sun and squinting. "It's an interesting puzzle," she said with her usual energetic manner.
"Is that all?"
"It's that Olivia sought me out for it."
"Oh?" Dana asked.
"It means that news of me, not by name, but by description, has spread through AAUA."
"Does that bother you?"
"A little," Freya admitted. "If Olivia can seek me out, anyone could."
Dana looked Freya in the eyes. "I wouldn't worry too much."
"Easy for you to say," Freya responded. She closed her eyes and spun around. "But I won't dwell on it." She opened her eyes and looked into Dana's with determination. "Wait."
Freya then turned again and picked up the sketch.
"You have come up with something?"
"Yes," Freya answered with a slight bounce. The obfuscations are in some kind of pattern, like a code.
"A code?"
"But I don't have experience with cryptography."
"Maybe someone else does," Dana suggested.
Freya wrote down what she had just said in her notebook. "I'll find Olivia and Janara in the morning. Maybe they would know what to do."
"That's a good idea."
"But for tonight, it can wait."
Munnsland Timeline
1639 - 1653
Auroran Involvement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A portion of southern Ireland is conquered by Aurora.
1660s – 1800s
Auroran Ireland becomes known as Munnsland.
1915 – 1927
Unrest among the Gaelic population in Munnsland, as they seek more self-determination. Pro-independence protests increase.
1928
Munnsland becomes independent after a referendum.
Auroran Involvement in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A portion of southern Ireland is conquered by Aurora.
1660s – 1800s
Auroran Ireland becomes known as Munnsland.
1915 – 1927
Unrest among the Gaelic population in Munnsland, as they seek more self-determination. Pro-independence protests increase.
1928
Munnsland becomes independent after a referendum.
Considering that England persecuted catholics,Aurora here should help them.Not only in Ireland - last catholics in Norwegia was murdered in 18th century,Aurora could help them,too.
And,thanks to them, Stuarts could reclaim Scotland in 1745.
Aurora in 855
The Manuscript Part 4
Back at the Library, Janara had found something. "There are some matches here."
"Matches with what?" Olivia asked.
"Some obscure Nordic runes," Janara answered. "You would know more about that than I."
"I guess," Olivia said. She brought up her tablet and accepted Janara's connection request. The files loaded, and she looked at the comparison between Freya's original sketches and the additional data Janara had added. "There is definitely something here."
"What have you found?" Talia asked.
"The obfuscation, at least Freya's impression of it, matches Nordic runes, which I can barely make out," Olivia explained. "It's probably in Auroric, or Old Norse, but I only speak Auroran."
"Same here," Janara said.
"Another thing Freya may help us with," Olivia said.
"She may seem Auroric, but we shouldn't jump to conclusions," Janara said.
"Besides, the linguistic diversity of AAUA is similar to that of Aurora overall," Talia said.
"So, we probably don't need her," Janara said.
"Probably not," Olivia said. "But I'll ask her in the morning."
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Olivia looked at the time after she clambered out of bed yet again. It was still quite early. '5:23!' She looked out the window and saw that the early dawn was barely visible. 'Good thing Aurora doesn't do daylight saving.' She was also thankful that Aurora followed it's own time zone. (UTC -0:30)
She looked at where Janara was sleeping. "I know you will be rested."
She went over to her laptop and opened it. She brought up a copy of Freya's sketches, and the runes that the patterns resembled. "This doesn't make sense? Why use Norse runes when the manuscript is nearly two millennia older?" She wasn't sure what to make of that. 'It just deepens the mystery. Maybe I'll ask Flavia when I see her in class next, or maybe Freya will have an opinion.' She wrote that down.
But she realised that she probably wasn't getting back to sleep anytime soon. She ran a search on the runes Freya had uncovered, but found that there were thousands of results, most of them from the Auroric regions to the northeast of Urbs Aeterna. 'That's way too many!' she thought. She wasn't sure how to narrow it down. 'Another thing to talk to Freya about, maybe.'
She then got up and went for a walk, as she had found that usually helped clear her mind before trying to go back to sleep.
As she wandered the western courtyards around Janus Hadrian Hall, she thought about the patterns she had found. 'I need to find out more.'
She returned to the dorm room as the sun was rising. She found that Janara was up.
"I had an idea," Janara said, as she turned her laptop around.
Olivia looked and saw that Janara had overlaid a map of the campus on one of Freya's sketches. "Some of the buildings match the rune?" she asked.
"Some of the buildings," Janara confirmed. "But more specifically, buildings that were in existence prior to the Nordic Era."
"So, before the Nordic Era, but using a Nordic Rune."
"What I do know about Aurora's history is that the Norse brought about as much change as the Romans did."
"That is definitely true," Olivia said a she looked closely at the new image. "Can you print it out?"
"Certainly. I can also 3D print a tactile version for Freya."
Olivia nodded. 'I'm certain she was squinting because it was bright.'
At the same time, Freya stirred. She stretched as she opened her eyes and recalled the mystery in the Library. 'It's certainly a mystery,' she thought as she switched on her computer.
"Now, more on Auroric art traditions," she murmured in Auroric.
There was a lot of sites found, as she expected. "This is going to take ages, and I might lose interest. In the meantime, the manuscript could be anywhere." She then looked at a map of the AAUA campus.
"Maybe not the present day map," she considered. She then looked at the historical maps. But she was bored before she reached the Renaissance, and started sketching something different.
Olivia was ready to go to breakfast when Janara said that the 3d printed image was ready. "But will she be there? She could have class."
"Maybe," Janara considered. "But we'll wait. I don't have classes until the afternoon."
"Neither do I."
Freya had an Advanced Music Theory class early. She met her friend, Alexia, outside the lecture theater. "Alexia!"
"Hi, Freya," Alexia said as Freya bounded up. "I see you're exited about something."
"More like, it's a mystery," Freya responded.
"A mystery?" Alexia asked with curiosity.
Freya then started explaining about the manuscript before Professor Ingurman arrived.
At the same time. Olivia and Janara entered the Ancient Section and saw that Talia was waiting for them.
"You have found out more?" Talia asked.
"Yes," Janara answered.
Olivia handed her the printout of the map overlaid on Freya's sketch of the obfuscation. "We found that the rune lines up with a map of the campus as it existed during the early medieval period."
Talia took the sketch. "This just gets more convoluted," she commented.
"So, why are Nordic runes connected to a manuscript from two thousand years earlier?" Olivia asked.
"Matches with what?" Olivia asked.
"Some obscure Nordic runes," Janara answered. "You would know more about that than I."
"I guess," Olivia said. She brought up her tablet and accepted Janara's connection request. The files loaded, and she looked at the comparison between Freya's original sketches and the additional data Janara had added. "There is definitely something here."
"What have you found?" Talia asked.
"The obfuscation, at least Freya's impression of it, matches Nordic runes, which I can barely make out," Olivia explained. "It's probably in Auroric, or Old Norse, but I only speak Auroran."
"Same here," Janara said.
"Another thing Freya may help us with," Olivia said.
"She may seem Auroric, but we shouldn't jump to conclusions," Janara said.
"Besides, the linguistic diversity of AAUA is similar to that of Aurora overall," Talia said.
"So, we probably don't need her," Janara said.
"Probably not," Olivia said. "But I'll ask her in the morning."
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Olivia looked at the time after she clambered out of bed yet again. It was still quite early. '5:23!' She looked out the window and saw that the early dawn was barely visible. 'Good thing Aurora doesn't do daylight saving.' She was also thankful that Aurora followed it's own time zone. (UTC -0:30)
She looked at where Janara was sleeping. "I know you will be rested."
She went over to her laptop and opened it. She brought up a copy of Freya's sketches, and the runes that the patterns resembled. "This doesn't make sense? Why use Norse runes when the manuscript is nearly two millennia older?" She wasn't sure what to make of that. 'It just deepens the mystery. Maybe I'll ask Flavia when I see her in class next, or maybe Freya will have an opinion.' She wrote that down.
But she realised that she probably wasn't getting back to sleep anytime soon. She ran a search on the runes Freya had uncovered, but found that there were thousands of results, most of them from the Auroric regions to the northeast of Urbs Aeterna. 'That's way too many!' she thought. She wasn't sure how to narrow it down. 'Another thing to talk to Freya about, maybe.'
She then got up and went for a walk, as she had found that usually helped clear her mind before trying to go back to sleep.
As she wandered the western courtyards around Janus Hadrian Hall, she thought about the patterns she had found. 'I need to find out more.'
She returned to the dorm room as the sun was rising. She found that Janara was up.
"I had an idea," Janara said, as she turned her laptop around.
Olivia looked and saw that Janara had overlaid a map of the campus on one of Freya's sketches. "Some of the buildings match the rune?" she asked.
"Some of the buildings," Janara confirmed. "But more specifically, buildings that were in existence prior to the Nordic Era."
"So, before the Nordic Era, but using a Nordic Rune."
"What I do know about Aurora's history is that the Norse brought about as much change as the Romans did."
"That is definitely true," Olivia said a she looked closely at the new image. "Can you print it out?"
"Certainly. I can also 3D print a tactile version for Freya."
Olivia nodded. 'I'm certain she was squinting because it was bright.'
At the same time, Freya stirred. She stretched as she opened her eyes and recalled the mystery in the Library. 'It's certainly a mystery,' she thought as she switched on her computer.
"Now, more on Auroric art traditions," she murmured in Auroric.
There was a lot of sites found, as she expected. "This is going to take ages, and I might lose interest. In the meantime, the manuscript could be anywhere." She then looked at a map of the AAUA campus.
"Maybe not the present day map," she considered. She then looked at the historical maps. But she was bored before she reached the Renaissance, and started sketching something different.
Olivia was ready to go to breakfast when Janara said that the 3d printed image was ready. "But will she be there? She could have class."
"Maybe," Janara considered. "But we'll wait. I don't have classes until the afternoon."
"Neither do I."
Freya had an Advanced Music Theory class early. She met her friend, Alexia, outside the lecture theater. "Alexia!"
"Hi, Freya," Alexia said as Freya bounded up. "I see you're exited about something."
"More like, it's a mystery," Freya responded.
"A mystery?" Alexia asked with curiosity.
Freya then started explaining about the manuscript before Professor Ingurman arrived.
At the same time. Olivia and Janara entered the Ancient Section and saw that Talia was waiting for them.
"You have found out more?" Talia asked.
"Yes," Janara answered.
Olivia handed her the printout of the map overlaid on Freya's sketch of the obfuscation. "We found that the rune lines up with a map of the campus as it existed during the early medieval period."
Talia took the sketch. "This just gets more convoluted," she commented.
"So, why are Nordic runes connected to a manuscript from two thousand years earlier?" Olivia asked.
Kristaanland
New
Official Name: Samveldi Kristaanland (Commonwealth of Kristaanland)
Common Name: Kristaanland
Type of Government: Federal Republic
Head of State: President Linus Bornsson
Head of Government: Prime Minister Rinna Ulvaeus
Legislature: Althing
Capital: Kristaanhavn
Largest City: Kristaanhavn
Languages: Auroric: 42.5%; Auroran: 41.3%; American English: 6.2%; Georgian English; 5.3%; North American First Nations Languages: 3.4%; Other: 1.3%
Religions: Christianity: 56% (Pentecostal: 24%; Lutheran: 16%; Catholic: 11.5%; Baptist: 2%: Other: 0.5%); Atheist/Agnostic: 32%; Islam: 5%; Judaism: 4%; North American First Nations Faiths: 2%; Other: 1%)
Ethnicities: Kristaanlander (Descendants of original and later colonists of both Auroran and Auroric ancestry): 75%; Auroric: 5.6 %; Auroran: 5.5%; White American: 5.3%; Jewish 4%; African American: 3.1%; North American First Nations: 1.5% (Cherokee: 0.8%; Other 0.7%)
Population: 17 million
Common Name: Kristaanland
Type of Government: Federal Republic
Head of State: President Linus Bornsson
Head of Government: Prime Minister Rinna Ulvaeus
Legislature: Althing
Capital: Kristaanhavn
Largest City: Kristaanhavn
Languages: Auroric: 42.5%; Auroran: 41.3%; American English: 6.2%; Georgian English; 5.3%; North American First Nations Languages: 3.4%; Other: 1.3%
Religions: Christianity: 56% (Pentecostal: 24%; Lutheran: 16%; Catholic: 11.5%; Baptist: 2%: Other: 0.5%); Atheist/Agnostic: 32%; Islam: 5%; Judaism: 4%; North American First Nations Faiths: 2%; Other: 1%)
Ethnicities: Kristaanlander (Descendants of original and later colonists of both Auroran and Auroric ancestry): 75%; Auroric: 5.6 %; Auroran: 5.5%; White American: 5.3%; Jewish 4%; African American: 3.1%; North American First Nations: 1.5% (Cherokee: 0.8%; Other 0.7%)
Population: 17 million
Where is their King? all scandinavian states keep them,just like brits.They do not have reason to abadonn monarchy.Official Name: Samveldi Kristaanland (Commonwealth of Kristaanland)
Common Name: Kristaanland
Type of Government: Federal Republic
Head of State: President Linus Bornsson
Head of Government: Prime Minister Rinna Ulvaeus
Legislature: Althing
Capital: Kristaanhavn
Largest City: Kristaanhavn
Languages: Auroric: 42.5%; Auroran: 41.3%; American English: 6.2%; Georgian English; 5.3%; North American First Nations Languages: 3.4%; Other: 1.3%
Religions: Christianity: 56% (Pentecostal: 24%; Lutheran: 16%; Catholic: 11.5%; Baptist: 2%: Other: 0.5%); Atheist/Agnostic: 32%; Islam: 5%; Judaism: 4%; North American First Nations Faiths: 2%; Other: 1%)
Ethnicities: Kristaanlander (Descendants of original and later colonists of both Auroran and Auroric ancestry): 75%; Auroric: 5.6 %; Auroran: 5.5%; White American: 5.3%; Jewish 4%; African American: 3.1%; North American First Nations: 1.5% (Cherokee: 0.8%; Other 0.7%)
Population: 17 million
Janara's profile
New
Janara Blance
Age 18:
Appearance: Short brown hair and green eyes.
Personal History:
Janara grew up in a southern outer suburb of Urbs Aeterna. She had been interested in coding and gaming from a young age. She decided to attend Academia d'Aeterna Universitas d'Aurora as it offers the best Computer Science courses in Aurora.
Age 18:
Appearance: Short brown hair and green eyes.
Personal History:
Janara grew up in a southern outer suburb of Urbs Aeterna. She had been interested in coding and gaming from a young age. She decided to attend Academia d'Aeterna Universitas d'Aurora as it offers the best Computer Science courses in Aurora.
Aurora in 880
New
The Manuscript Part 5
New
Freya and Alexia came out of the lecture. "So, what was that about an ancient manuscript, again?" Alexia asked.
"A history student came to me in the studio…" Freya started again.
"This obfuscation is obviously sophisticated," Alexia said when Freya had finished.
"There's a lot I'm missing."
"Of course. I'll help."
"Really?" Freya asked.
"It's still early in the semester," Alexia responded. "Let's go to the Library now."
Freya nodded and skipped briefly as she lead the way.
Olivia was looking up references to the rune in Aurora's history. "There is still a lot!"
"These things take time," Talia said. "But even so, we need to know where the manuscript was taken."
"Maybe there's a clue in the rune map," Janara suggested.
"Or maybe it's a misdirect," Olivia said. "That it's in a building that was built during the Nordic Era or afterwards."
"That's a possibility," Talia said. "Are you writing these ideas down?"
"I am," Janara said.
"I'll record them later," Olivia said.
Freya lead Alexia to the area in the Ancient Section. "Here we are!"
She found Janara and Talia looking over several print outs.
"Morning, Olivia."
"I'm Janara."
"Sorry," Freya said. "It's that I didn't actually see her yesterday."
"How's that?" Alexia asked.
"My usual visual overwhelm, and she wasn't here when I did the actual investigation," Freya answered.
Alexia nodded
"Speaking of. We have found something," Janara said.
"What is it?" Freya asked with her usual bounciness.
Freya examined the rune and the overlaid map, both the visual and tactile versions. "I have seen this rune before."
"Where?" Alexia asked.
Freya glanced at Alexia. "It was in a history class in high school."
"Do you remember anything else?" Janara asked.
"I probably need to look it up again," Freya said.
"I'll come with you," Alexia said. "Just as well we looked at the information Science Section last week."
"We'll go there first, but the information is certainly in the Nordic Section," Freya responded.
"So, we go around and around the Library, that's fine," Alexia said as they left the area.
Janara sighed. Freya's energy was slightly overwhelming. "We're still not getting anywhere."
"This will take time," Talia said.
"Hopefully not too long," Janara said.
Olivia then returned. "Where's Freya?"
Freya and Alexia entered the Information Science Section. "Where would the directory of the Nordic Section be?" Freya asked.
"We find the outline of the Library's expansion again," Alexia said.
"Then look at what's in the Nordic Section!" Freya said excitedly.
"Exactly."
They soon found the book they had looked at the week before. "Here is the Nordic Section," Alexia said, "marked in yellow."
Freya looked. "Nordic Languages, Linguistics of Auroric. Nordic Runes…"
"There," Alexia said as she took out her tablet. "Row 13, Section Brynjar."
"Got it," Freya said as she jumped up.
The amount of shelves on the ground floor of the Nordic Section were intimidating to Alexia. There were far more than thirteen.
But Freya wasn't. "Come on!" she said as she bounded into the area.
Alexia quickly followed her and could hardly keep up without running. "You really are full of energy, aren't you?" she asked in a friendly way.
Freya giggled in response as she came to a brief halt. "Here it is."
Brynjar – 13: Nordic Runes "No doubt there are lots of runes," Alexia considered.
"True, but there are certain to be books about runes in general."
It didn't take Freya long to find such a book. "Comprehensive guide to Norse and Early Auroric Runes, Auroran Edition."
"You can get an Auroric edition if you want."
"I can translate it, but I'm sure it'll be the same as the Auroran."
Alexia shrugged. "Maybe it would be slightly more in depth."
"I was going to get it anyway," Freya added as she grabbed the Auroric version.
They found a reading table close by. Freya gave Alexia the Auroran version, while she opened the other.
"Here it is," Freya said after a few moments. "It says that it's said to offer protection."
Alexia looked at it too. "So the question is, why a protection rune that matches the layout of the university at the start of the Nordic Era?"
"No idea," Freya answered. "But I'm seeing it with a green tint here. Green has always represented Aurora's land."
"Like on the flag?"
"Exactly."
"But there was no way they would know a synesthete would see it that way," Alexia said.
Freya stood up and fidgeted. "That's true," she sat down again. "It could have been any colour, tone or texture."
"But the green of Aurora's land may be important."
"Still, the rune and the map."
"I may need to look at the plans of those buildings," Alexia said.
Freya jumped up. "Let's go," she said as she grabbed the book she had been looking at.
"But maybe we need to check in with the others."
"Sure."
"A history student came to me in the studio…" Freya started again.
"This obfuscation is obviously sophisticated," Alexia said when Freya had finished.
"There's a lot I'm missing."
"Of course. I'll help."
"Really?" Freya asked.
"It's still early in the semester," Alexia responded. "Let's go to the Library now."
Freya nodded and skipped briefly as she lead the way.
Olivia was looking up references to the rune in Aurora's history. "There is still a lot!"
"These things take time," Talia said. "But even so, we need to know where the manuscript was taken."
"Maybe there's a clue in the rune map," Janara suggested.
"Or maybe it's a misdirect," Olivia said. "That it's in a building that was built during the Nordic Era or afterwards."
"That's a possibility," Talia said. "Are you writing these ideas down?"
"I am," Janara said.
"I'll record them later," Olivia said.
Freya lead Alexia to the area in the Ancient Section. "Here we are!"
She found Janara and Talia looking over several print outs.
"Morning, Olivia."
"I'm Janara."
"Sorry," Freya said. "It's that I didn't actually see her yesterday."
"How's that?" Alexia asked.
"My usual visual overwhelm, and she wasn't here when I did the actual investigation," Freya answered.
Alexia nodded
"Speaking of. We have found something," Janara said.
"What is it?" Freya asked with her usual bounciness.
Freya examined the rune and the overlaid map, both the visual and tactile versions. "I have seen this rune before."
"Where?" Alexia asked.
Freya glanced at Alexia. "It was in a history class in high school."
"Do you remember anything else?" Janara asked.
"I probably need to look it up again," Freya said.
"I'll come with you," Alexia said. "Just as well we looked at the information Science Section last week."
"We'll go there first, but the information is certainly in the Nordic Section," Freya responded.
"So, we go around and around the Library, that's fine," Alexia said as they left the area.
Janara sighed. Freya's energy was slightly overwhelming. "We're still not getting anywhere."
"This will take time," Talia said.
"Hopefully not too long," Janara said.
Olivia then returned. "Where's Freya?"
Freya and Alexia entered the Information Science Section. "Where would the directory of the Nordic Section be?" Freya asked.
"We find the outline of the Library's expansion again," Alexia said.
"Then look at what's in the Nordic Section!" Freya said excitedly.
"Exactly."
They soon found the book they had looked at the week before. "Here is the Nordic Section," Alexia said, "marked in yellow."
Freya looked. "Nordic Languages, Linguistics of Auroric. Nordic Runes…"
"There," Alexia said as she took out her tablet. "Row 13, Section Brynjar."
"Got it," Freya said as she jumped up.
The amount of shelves on the ground floor of the Nordic Section were intimidating to Alexia. There were far more than thirteen.
But Freya wasn't. "Come on!" she said as she bounded into the area.
Alexia quickly followed her and could hardly keep up without running. "You really are full of energy, aren't you?" she asked in a friendly way.
Freya giggled in response as she came to a brief halt. "Here it is."
Brynjar – 13: Nordic Runes "No doubt there are lots of runes," Alexia considered.
"True, but there are certain to be books about runes in general."
It didn't take Freya long to find such a book. "Comprehensive guide to Norse and Early Auroric Runes, Auroran Edition."
"You can get an Auroric edition if you want."
"I can translate it, but I'm sure it'll be the same as the Auroran."
Alexia shrugged. "Maybe it would be slightly more in depth."
"I was going to get it anyway," Freya added as she grabbed the Auroric version.
They found a reading table close by. Freya gave Alexia the Auroran version, while she opened the other.
"Here it is," Freya said after a few moments. "It says that it's said to offer protection."
Alexia looked at it too. "So the question is, why a protection rune that matches the layout of the university at the start of the Nordic Era?"
"No idea," Freya answered. "But I'm seeing it with a green tint here. Green has always represented Aurora's land."
"Like on the flag?"
"Exactly."
"But there was no way they would know a synesthete would see it that way," Alexia said.
Freya stood up and fidgeted. "That's true," she sat down again. "It could have been any colour, tone or texture."
"But the green of Aurora's land may be important."
"Still, the rune and the map."
"I may need to look at the plans of those buildings," Alexia said.
Freya jumped up. "Let's go," she said as she grabbed the book she had been looking at.
"But maybe we need to check in with the others."
"Sure."
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