-Amos Kane-
They seemed to buy the idea of us visiting for an examination of the Nome. After all, the thought of the First Nome seemed to still unsettle people to the point that they will practically believe anything I say now. With the lie I placed, the Seattle House welcomed Carter and his peers a little more than they had in the first place.
I dismissed myself to the library to get started on my studying once the dining room emptied. I rummaged through the shelves, ten historical books on Egypt and Greek relations, only one from Thoth himself. I started skimming through Thoth's first, for I can usually get more details in his writings than any other book.
"Hey Amos," Alyssa piped up suddenly, almost making me jump to the surprise.
"Alyssa, anything you needed to ask?" I wondered.
She took in the stack of books before replying. "Yeah, why am I coming along with you guys?" She hesitated, "I'm not very good at fighting, and I'm not as studied as you or Kyra or-"
"Have you been studying on the path of Geb still?" I interrupted quickly.
She froze to the question. "Uh, yeah."
"Good, there might come a day that we'll be relying on you in a fight," I explained quickly with a small smile of encouragement. "That's why you are traveling with us."
Her eyebrows rose out of confusion. "What is going on that requires Nome hopping?" She continued.
"We're examining the Nomes, making sure they are strong enough to defend against an abrupt sink hole," I informed in a round-about way.
"Like the First Nome?" Alyssa sat in the chair across from me.
I sighed and pushed Thoth's book a little to the left to focus on the current conversation. "The Greeks and Romans have an Earth Goddess, Gaia and Terra; it's the same deity whatever way you want to look at it. Anyways, she is about as power hungry as Apophis. In fact, she plans to cause a war between all three worlds to create enough Chaos to release him again. As you already know, we are not prepared for another Apophis encounter, so it's best if we can keep him in the Duat a little longer."
Her expression started to reflect fear, so I cleared my throat to get back to my point. "Geb is very capable of slowing Gaia down. That's why you are with us."
"And you think I can limit her?" She continued.
"Not certain, but it's worth a try in my opinion," I admitted dryly.
"I'm not that great at following Geb, I only know a few things-" She started to panic.
"Hold that thought," I interrupted again and fetched a book I nearly forgotten I had in my locker.
Alyssa's eyes widened to seeing the book show up in my right hand as I dusted it off. I handed it to her as she gently received it to read the title, "Geb, the Father Earth?"
"Thoth gave me that book twenty years ago," I started, "and of course, I skimmed through it and didn't really learn much from it other than what he is capable of. Perhaps he foresaw this, or maybe he just had too many copies of it that he had to hand it out. Who knows, but now it's yours to help you study even further."
She looked back at me in wonder, "Isn't Thoth a complicated writer?"
"He has his moments, and he likes to ramble," I confirmed. "If you need any assistance in understanding any of it, just ask me."
Silence as she took in the book for a few more seconds. "Thank you, Amos. I'll get started on reading it now, I'll try not to disappoint-"
I stopped her with my right hand. "You won't, so stop thinking you will," I assured. "I will see you in the morning, and make sure to sleep."
She nodded before leaving the library. I sighed and returned to the book.
