Serenna had narrowly escaped with her life this time but she had gotten the artifact her fellow professors at the university would have to acknowledge her achievements now. Her father had spent years traveling the globe hunting treasures she had followed his movements he had not known of her existence still didn't she wished to prove herself as good an archeologist as he was now that he was the president of the university she was a professor at

Her mother had not wanted him to know about her saying that he lost the privilege when he walked away before she had known she was pregnant, but anyways now she was the youngest professor not to mention one of only 3 female professors at this university

she was presenting her find to the board today after classes her students barraged her with questions of her trip she told them they would have to wait till it was in the museum to see it so she gathered her notes and had one of her students wheel the chest to the boardroom she arrived ahead of everyone and started setting up her board and she covered the chest not wanting them to see it till she was ready wanting them to see in their heads especially him they started arriving she was so excited she knew he would accept her.

She had her name legally changed to Jones before she started here knowing it would get their attention besides it was rightfully hers so she enjoyed hearing it. She turned to the door as he entered the legendary Dr. Jones president of the university he spoke

"let's get on with the business at hand first someone read the agenda."

And she waited for her turn hanging on his words like they were air for her lungs he was awesome even as old as he was now she adored him he was just like her mother had said why had she not wanted him to know about her was a mystery to her he seemed the perfect man.

"Now to the last thing on our agenda one of our Professors has returned from a hunt sir we are to judge her find to see if it was worth the time she spent."

"Moseley who is this Professor where is he."

"Uh sir it's a she and her name is Professor Serenna Jones she is returned from Africa."

"Well that's different where is she let's get on with it."

"Um I'm right here sir."

They all turned to the very young looking beautiful woman at the end of the table.

"I'm Professor Jones and on my vacation to see family I stumbled on a legend of the lost shrine of Hatton the ruler of a tribe of indigenous people in the western part of Africa so I traveled there and with the help of some locals we found the cave where Hatton's shrine lay and I have returned with the contents of the cave I could not bring it all with me to the meeting as it is still locked in storage at my estate but here in this chest is a small portion of what I have returned with if someone will help me lift it to the table."

When she pulled back the cover over the closed chest.

"A closed chest is hardly a treasure Professor."

"Yes I know but I thought you would like to open it sir it's supposed to contain Hatton's personal Writings would you like the pleasure for the rest of you here are the photos of the rest of the find come Dr. Jones."

He got up and came near the enchanting child she handed him the keys he put the key in the lock and turned the handle it opened and he lifted the lid in side he saw the golden pages of Hatton's writings seeing as it was said he never wrote on anything else but pressed gold paper with ink made from jewels the pages sparkled she handed him gloves he put them on and picked up the heavy pages and looked on the lost writings this was something he had always wished to find but he had never even gotten close this child had found what he could not he wondered at her name did she change it hoping it would bring her luck he hoped it had he would speak to her soon when they arranged to have the find brought to the museum

"so young lady you have found Hatton's shrine it seems like you are an exceptional archeologist come along with me we need to speak."

She closed the chest locking it and placing the keys around her neck and she followed him to his office

"now my dear who are you really I know of no more Jones in this area and I would know is it your real name."

"It is now sir I had it legally changed on my 18th birthday after my mother told me who I was."

"And who was your mother."

"My mother is Marian Forrester."