CHAPTER EIGHT The Cipher's Secret

The walk back to the Harrington estate was a silent one; everybody was in deep, rich thought about the extraordinary sights they had just seen. Lily also started to think hard and try to connect all the pieces of information they had found. The symbols in the stone circle, the message from Alexander’s grandfather, and the visions of the future all merged in Alex’s mind into one big temporal conundrum. And when their carriages arrived at the manor, there was an unspoken urgency that they could not ignore. With great speed, they crossed to the concealed study area and opened their papers and discoveries on the available flat surfaces. “What does this say?” Alexander asked while placing all the pages of his grandfather’s journal neatly. It is now evident that he was aware of Lily’s arrival; he must have left us a clue as to what to do. Henry nodded vigorously to indicate that he understood what was required of him and grabbed a magnifying glass to examine the symbols. “Oh yes, y