entered. From the very back of the room a crazy-haired petite woman in a stained lab coat that was five sizes too large shuffled toward them. She pulled bright red glasses over her aqua-colored eyes. They covered half her face.
“Professor Scrod, I’m pleased to introduce you to the three sisters of the Trinity- Theo, Julia, and Valera,” Dr. Lawless gushed and bowed to the woman.
“Oh, my, we weren’t expecting you till much later. Ellwood, you naughty boy. You should have told me they were coming.” The woman performed an awkward curtsy. “Welcome to our labs, oh, wondrous descendants of Danu. I am Professor Rowan Darmody Scrod, lead director of archeology.”
She pulled her glasses to the edge of her nose. Her bright aqua eyes shone. A block of curled hair fell in front of her face, and she blew it out of the way. Her outstretched hand peeked out from under her ink blotched lab coat. Valera took it and the tiny woman shook the life out of Valera’s arm.
“I’m honored to meet you girls. There’s so much I’d like to ask. As you can see we’ve been archiving these items.” She continued to shake Valera’s hand, but turned to speak to Julia. “I assure you we are giving them the utmost respect that they deserve. Your father had quite an impressive collection.”
Valera’s arm ached. Using a little force, she pulled it away from Professor Scrod. The woman seemed surprised, and then jumped.
“Of course, you want to get right to work.”
She spun around and scuttled back toward a room encased by filthy, cracked, glass walls. The girls followed her. At the entrance, Professor Scrod turned four dials and pulled a lever, and the rusted door creaked open.
With an excited grin, she proclaimed, “Behold the relics of Danu.”
Chapter Six
Julia
The three relics were displayed on a table. Now that she had her power, Julia hoped that the Sword of Ealga would respond to her. The crazy professor ushered them into the room. She reminded Julia of a nutty squirrel. Julia’s eyes flicked over to Lawly, who seemed even more intense today. Valera was right, he was acting oddly. He gazed at the relics with a longing in his eyes that gave Julia an unsettled feeling.
“So far we’ve only examined the markings and materials of the relics. Unlike the other artifacts, they’ve been dormant. Unfortunately, we’ve had no luck activating them. According to legend, they hold great power. We’re hoping perhaps you three can provide some insight.” Professor Scrod tugged on a mass of curls.
“Julia, as the descendant of Ealga, why don’t you try the sword,” Dr. Lawless offered.
A twinge of nervousness niggled at Julia. Valera nudged her in the side and smiled.
Go ahead. You’ll do great!
Julia stepped to the table edge and went to reach for Ealga’s Sword of Ice.
“WAIT!” Professor Scrod yelled.
Everyone in the room jumped.
“What’s wrong?” Julia yanked her hand away as if she were about to touch a porcupine.
The professor patted her lab coat and looked around the room franticly. “I need my notebook. I must notate everything!”
Julia shook her head. The woman was kooky. A notebook sat on the table in front of her. Julia cleared her throat and pointed to the book. Professor Scrod picked it up and hugged it like an old friend. She felt around her head of wild curls and pulled out a long pencil. Julia couldn’t help but wonder what else she was hiding in that nest atop her head. Professor Scrod opened her book and flattened out a smudged page. She held her pencil at the ready. Everyone seemed to stop breathing, Julia included. Picking up the sword, Julia held it out in front of her. Everyone waited. And waited. And waited. Nothing happened. Julia swung the sword a couple of times. Nothing.
“I don’t understand. I thought for sure…” Professor Scrod scribble in her notebook.
“What am I doing wrong?” Julia whined.
A crowd of watchers gathered outside the glass walls. She held
“Professor Scrod, I’m pleased to introduce you to the three sisters of the Trinity- Theo, Julia, and Valera,” Dr. Lawless gushed and bowed to the woman.
“Oh, my, we weren’t expecting you till much later. Ellwood, you naughty boy. You should have told me they were coming.” The woman performed an awkward curtsy. “Welcome to our labs, oh, wondrous descendants of Danu. I am Professor Rowan Darmody Scrod, lead director of archeology.”
She pulled her glasses to the edge of her nose. Her bright aqua eyes shone. A block of curled hair fell in front of her face, and she blew it out of the way. Her outstretched hand peeked out from under her ink blotched lab coat. Valera took it and the tiny woman shook the life out of Valera’s arm.
“I’m honored to meet you girls. There’s so much I’d like to ask. As you can see we’ve been archiving these items.” She continued to shake Valera’s hand, but turned to speak to Julia. “I assure you we are giving them the utmost respect that they deserve. Your father had quite an impressive collection.”
Valera’s arm ached. Using a little force, she pulled it away from Professor Scrod. The woman seemed surprised, and then jumped.
“Of course, you want to get right to work.”
She spun around and scuttled back toward a room encased by filthy, cracked, glass walls. The girls followed her. At the entrance, Professor Scrod turned four dials and pulled a lever, and the rusted door creaked open.
With an excited grin, she proclaimed, “Behold the relics of Danu.”
Chapter Six
Julia
The three relics were displayed on a table. Now that she had her power, Julia hoped that the Sword of Ealga would respond to her. The crazy professor ushered them into the room. She reminded Julia of a nutty squirrel. Julia’s eyes flicked over to Lawly, who seemed even more intense today. Valera was right, he was acting oddly. He gazed at the relics with a longing in his eyes that gave Julia an unsettled feeling.
“So far we’ve only examined the markings and materials of the relics. Unlike the other artifacts, they’ve been dormant. Unfortunately, we’ve had no luck activating them. According to legend, they hold great power. We’re hoping perhaps you three can provide some insight.” Professor Scrod tugged on a mass of curls.
“Julia, as the descendant of Ealga, why don’t you try the sword,” Dr. Lawless offered.
A twinge of nervousness niggled at Julia. Valera nudged her in the side and smiled.
Go ahead. You’ll do great!
Julia stepped to the table edge and went to reach for Ealga’s Sword of Ice.
“WAIT!” Professor Scrod yelled.
Everyone in the room jumped.
“What’s wrong?” Julia yanked her hand away as if she were about to touch a porcupine.
The professor patted her lab coat and looked around the room franticly. “I need my notebook. I must notate everything!”
Julia shook her head. The woman was kooky. A notebook sat on the table in front of her. Julia cleared her throat and pointed to the book. Professor Scrod picked it up and hugged it like an old friend. She felt around her head of wild curls and pulled out a long pencil. Julia couldn’t help but wonder what else she was hiding in that nest atop her head. Professor Scrod opened her book and flattened out a smudged page. She held her pencil at the ready. Everyone seemed to stop breathing, Julia included. Picking up the sword, Julia held it out in front of her. Everyone waited. And waited. And waited. Nothing happened. Julia swung the sword a couple of times. Nothing.
“I don’t understand. I thought for sure…” Professor Scrod scribble in her notebook.
“What am I doing wrong?” Julia whined.
A crowd of watchers gathered outside the glass walls. She held
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