Even as they worked their way past the long-dead scribes, who made no move
to stop them,
Fred noiced that the princess's previously impassive countenance had
altered. She suddenly
seemed troubled, almost fearful. What could have caused this in a woman
normally so fearless, he
wondered. "Did you say 'Cardasii'?" she asked. "Yes," replied Fred. "Does
that mean
something to you?" "Perhaps. Let me read the scroll." It had the sound
more of a command
than a request.
Fred carefully passed the scroll to Thessamar Astra, hoping that it would not disintegrate. Astra looked at it by the light of Fred's torch, then handed it back to him."But it's blank," she said, sounding puzzled. Fred checked, but the scroll was no less legible than before. "It must bear some magic that makes it readable only by the intended recipient," he suggested. "Now, Princess, what do you know about the Cardasii?" Astra replied:
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