"Actually," she replied just as matter-of-factly, reaching out to gather the sheaf of papers, "I tend to do my best work when I'm exhausted. And I'd be worried if you could understand this. Sometimes I don't think I do."

And yet, the brunette was now flipping through pages with no trouble whatsoever, eyes quickly skimming over the words, and recalling the information she'd jotted down. Another page was turned, and then she continued, "What we need to do now is figure out a way to get the rune to appear again. I felt it when you arrived, but unless we can find a way to draw it out, or if it sends something else from your world, I can't locate it. Learning why you're here and what this journey means is a good start for now." How they were going to accomplish that was still beyond her, however.

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