Page 108 of Culture and Curiosities
“How would you like to proceed with getting the language of English? I understand if you do not want to do the spell until we have found a way to filter the information, but I will leave that decision up to you.”
“No. I won’t wait.”
“He made that decision really quickly, right?”
Wren had stayed quietly in the back of my mind as I’d spoken to the professor, but I could understand why he’d spoken up. It was…interesting and I had to agree with my mate’s thoughts.
“Yes, he made that decision very quickly, especially for one of us.”
Our people in leadership positions were usually slow to process and slow to act. It was so common it was a joke amongst the average person on our world.
“I’m not going to assume anything but just be ready to answer weird questions, Daddy.”
Mentally sighing, I was glad I wasn’t as used to showing fascial expressions as Wren and his people were. I would not have been able to keep my thoughts to myself otherwise.
“Then come sit down in the tent and I will provide the information for you.”
He had agreed much too easily, but I pretended not to notice.
“Just remember that the spell continues to work on the language but it will not be perfect at first. My mate has given me an extensive understanding of their vocabulary but nearly every word in their language has numerous others that could have been used instead. Body parts. Emotions. There are countless examples and it makes it difficult for the language spell to process the information in the beginning.”
The subtle changes in his posture said he was taking my advice seriously, but I knew that firsthand knowledge would be the only way to accurately understand it.
“I will remember.”
Stubbornness had truly set in, so I didn’t question his decision as we slowly walked back to the tent.
Our people were watching us curiously and it was back to feeling like we were bugs at the zoo, but Wren’s people were pretending they weren’t curious and it gave them a look like they were in the diner or in a human cartoon.
It was not believable at all and just hearing my thoughts about it had Wren giggling through the bond.
“They’re at least trying to be polite and even Agent Murphy reminded everyone to be nice and not make the professor uncomfortable as he’s learning about all the new fun stuff.”
That man was interesting, even for a human.
“I feel the need to remind us both that we should not speculate about his past, my mate.”
Wren’s sigh said the reminder was timely.
“I know.”
He gave me his agreement but I could feel how much it frustrated him to admit it.
“Just because I understand it doesn’t mean I like it. I’m kinda nosy.”
That was not a surprise.
“Daddy.”
He tried to sound frustrated but the way the word stretched out in my head made him sound little and whiny.
“I’m not little. I’m a big boy.”
Really?
“Mostly a big boy.”
As he grumbled quietly through the bond, filling my mind with frustrated sounds and adorable pouting emotions, I gestured for Professor Zorin to sit down on one of the large, two-person seats before turning back to my mate. “This won’t take long but we must have silence and focus. I’m going to lower our bond and will ask everyone to be quiet for a few moments.”
