I finally updated, I'm sorry I didn't update sooner but here it is. Not ver much I know but now that my school is out I will be trying to work on this fic more often and a big thank you to all my reviewers!

Chapter 4

The clock read 12:05 AM. Grace returned her gaze back to the sheet of paper with the riddle written on it.

"Thou must travel my world,

If to find the treasure you seek,

Thou must find the leak in Lombardy,

Stand before the holy place only then take ten paces toward the holy city,

To find my treasure look to the cross when all is lost,

Humble yourself before the Lord lest you miss the mark of my word," she repeated to herself softly. Leak could mean one of two things, she decided. Leak could mean that there had been an information leak or it could mean a water leak or something similar to that. She quietly got out of bed and walked over to where Riley slept on the couch. She gently picked up his laptop and returned to her bed on the far side. She could not sleep and hoped Riley wouldn't mind if she used his laptop. Thankfully they were staying in a hotel with wireless access in every room. She turned on the computer and waited for it to load. She kept repeating the riddle to herself. Something was bound to come to her sooner or later. She pulled up Internet Explorer and went one of the several search engines. She quickly typed in a search phrase and began to search through the hundreds of articles.

Ben lay on the bed and let out a sigh. He had been taken to one of Ian's old hide outs where he was kept locked up. Ian visited him periodically to see what kind of progress he had made. Ben had already figured out the meaning of the riddle, but he was trying to give Abigail enough time to find the meaning and beat them there. He figured he could stall Ian another day before he would have to tell him where to go. Suddenly he was pulled from his thoughts by the sound of footsteps out side his door. He swung his legs off the bed and hurried over to the desk where he pretended to be studying. There was the sound of a key in a lock and the door swung open to reveal Ian.

"How's the riddle going, Ben?" asked Ian as he walked over and leaned against the desk.

"I am making some progress, but not a whole lot," said Ben. So far Ian had bought each of his bluffs, but he knew he couldn't keep it up for long. Ian let out a small laugh.

"After all these years you still can't bluff, now where is this riddle leading us?" he demanded.

Ben had pressed his luck and lost, he sighed and stood up. At least it had worked for a while. He picked up the two maps or Europe and showed them to Ian. "Look, here there was a segment of Charlemagne's Empire called Lombardy. Lombardy would be located around present day Turin. Close to Turin there is an old castle. Mainly a tourist attraction, but in it's history two things happened. There was a betrayal and some information got into the hands of the enemy. There was a LEAK of information. The second was at one point they gathered water in one corner of the courtyard, but there was a leak in the wall. I think that's where we need to start." Ian nodded. It seemed about right. It was at least worth a shot.

"Alright, Ben," complemented Ian. "You have earned another day of your life." With that Ian whirled around and walked out of the room.