CLXX

He could feel the awkward silence between their two companions as they gathered in the study room to review the documents, book copies, and scrolls they had collected in the Covenant Chambers.

He was not deaf. On the contrary, he heard enough to know what had happened in the room not far from his. He recognized the attraction between the two but knew better than to get in the middle of their situation.

"Do you mind if I ask you something, Jace?" Elisia sat beside him, interrupting him from what he was doing.

"Ok. What is it?" He asked, not wanting to be rude if he could help. But he already noticed that she was closer to Isaac. She could have asked him if she needed help. He was sure that Isaac could answer anything she would have asked him.

"You see these markings." She pointed to a symbol that he recognized as a symbol for water in the old days. Then, he studied what the rest of the drawings would tell them.