Gia ____ This was starting to feel like a bad dream. My mind reeled at everything Noah had revealed. I knew the legend of Gudrun and just felt my parents were wanting to honor our culture when they named me for her. Erling was a fairly common surname too. It proved nothing. Going in circles wasn’t going to help so I did what I would usually do when I felt overwhelmed. I got practical and focused on things I could learn or do. “So, what does this have to do with you and Thomas? Why would RAD want the scroll and to take you out?” I asked. “That is something only RAD can answer. I assume they want to prevent the coming of the Scion but I could be wrong,” he replied. “I can’t think of a good reason anyone would want to prevent the savior from awakening, for lack of a better word. Thomas f

