Round and Round

Summary: Design Troubles

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"They just look like spirals to me" grumped Fabian.

"I think you've been looking at this screen for far too long," chuckled Nina.

"You may be right," admitted the boy. "How do you fancy a walk before supper? We still have a bit of light it would be nice to stretch our legs around the lake"

"Yes," giggled Nina. "I would 'fancy' that very much indeed".

* Scent of Lavender * Scent of Lavender *

It took another couple days of frustration and shifting pieces before Fabian cracked the code.

"I've solved it!" shouted Fabian excitedly turning the laptop around to show his gathered friends.

"Huh, what a funky design," giggled Amber. "What does it mean?"

"It looks like the design on the tiles in the upstairs girl's bathroom" commented Patricia.

"The key to finding the missing Frobisher Vault is in the bathroom?" asked Lili, curling her lip in disgust.

"Great, who said Sibuna wasn't glamorous" sighed Jerome.

"Hey, guys. It's the only lead we have" scolded Nina. "We will have to go and check it out after classes today".

* Scent of Lavender * Scent of Lavender *

Fabian, Amber and Nina were nominated to check out the bathroom tiles and see if that was the answer to the clue. Unfortunately what they found lining the sink did not align with the message from their ancestors. While the color matched the spirit-drawn spirals, the pattern was different.

"Well… I guess it could be the same…" tried Fabian.

"Yeah, if we squint in the dark with a blindfold," scoffed Amber. "Clearly Trix was just confused. I'll let everyone know that they should still be on the lookout for this pattern".

"I'm going to keep looking through Sarah's journals, maybe the symbol will pop up there. I'll see you at supper" stated Nina, rising up on her tiptoes to press a kiss to Fabian's cheek before dashing back to her room where Sarah's journals were carefully preserved.

* Scent of Lavender * Scent of Lavender *

As punishment for being caught upstairs after hours Monday night, Fabian had to help Vera make dinner Tuesday evening. Luckily Patricia, Eddie and K.T. were also roped into helping due to their own shenanigans.

"Patricia, the bathroom tiles look nothing like our design" muttered Fabian quietly as the pair chopped carrots for that night's supper.

"Oh whatever, I took a shot. At least we can now rule out the bathroom" brushed off Patricia.

"Sure…" drawled Fabian as he took the chopped carrots over to the range and prepared to dump them into the boiling pot. Unfortunately, the carrots slid into the bubbling water far too quickly causing sizzling droplets to shoot up and hit the wall and Fabian. "Ouch!"

"You ok, Fabian?" called Eddie from across the kitchen where he and Joy were portioning dough for that night's meal.

"Yeah I'm fine" replied Fabian absently, his focus locked on the spot where the boiling water had removed a bit of grime revealing a familiar blue and white pattern.

"Patricia come here" hissed Fabian, motioning the girl over to the range.

"What is it?" wondered the girl as Fabian frantically scrubbed at the wall with a wet rag.

"I found it! This is the tile we are looking for" cheered Fabian. The pair tried to wedge it off but had no luck.

It was Patricia who spotted the mark first. "Look it's two of the symbols from the crypt. We need something with an ankh or Nina's locket".

"We'll have to come back with Nina after supper," decided Fabian.

* Scent of Lavender * Scent of Lavender *

"Rufus went to speak to the foreman today. He fears that Hernando is attempting to cut us out of the treasure that is our due. I warned him to be careful, Hernando is known to associate with several unsavory characters. In other news I get the feeling that we are finally closing in on the location of the tomb. Soon we will uncover the treasures of Hatshepsut!" read Nina.

"What are you doing, Chosen One?" asked Amneris, appearing next to Nina on her bed.

Nina startled at the sudden appearance of her ghostly ancestor leading to her accidentally dropping Sarah's Journal. "Amneris!" scolded Nina.

"Apologies, Chosen One. I simply came to check on you and see your progress"

"We have tracked down most of the elixir ingredients. The snake we ordered is set to arrive next week. Once Julius Squaesar arrives we will combine its venom with the eagle eyes and crushed wintergreen. The concoction must then sit until the full moon when we can then prepare the rest of the elixir''.

"I am most pleased by your progress, descendent. You have proven to be quite resourceful, you are bearing the role of high priestess quite well".

Nina blushed at the praise. It was nice to have someone acknowledge her growing knowledge and magical skill.

The sound of her housemates thundering down the hall signaled that it was dinner time. Sighing regretfully, Nina bid goodbye to Amneris and stored Sarah's journal back in her trunk before heading down to dinner.

* Scent of Lavender * Scent of Lavender *

Nina carefully placed her locket on the indentation under the decorated tile. The familiar warm glow that always accompanied her magic lit up the space. A slight hum filled the air as the tile fell away revealing a spider web coated hole.

"Way to go Nina!" cheered Amber.

"It looks like there is something in it," commented Patricia.

Fabian rolled up his shirt sleeves and plunged his hand into the opening. After a moment or two of tugging the boy managed to free whatever it was their ancestors wanted them to find from its hiding place. The mystery object turned out to be a long golden cylinder covered in spiderwebs and dirt.

"What on earth is that supposed to be?" asked Lili.

"It looks like some sort of capsule" hummed Nina, carefully taking the cylinder from her boyfriend and attempting to clean off the cobwebs.

"Those symbols make me think of the combination lock downstairs" remarked Fabian. "I'll look into translating the symbols hopefully that will give us a clue as to where to go next".

Their plan now set, the group disbanded with each student heading off their evening activities.


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