[RL] Locked to Integra and Alucard

[shinigamitea]

((Location: Hellsing Manor, England.
Time: 11:10pm.))

*In the library, Walter is sitting at a table, engrossed in an old looking book. He looks immensely tired, though continues to read on.*

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[forthequeen]

She stepped up quietly behind the aging butler and put a hand on his shoulder.

"You should go to bed if you're tired."

[shinigamitea]

Oh. I didn't hear you come in. I'm sorry.

*Walter closes the book, which reveals the title: "Time Mystics and Charms."*

[forthequeen]

"It's all right," she said, tilting her head slightly to read the title. "Is this the book you were telling us about?"

[shinigamitea]

*Walter glances back down at the book, adjusting his monocle as he does so.*

Yes. I found this yesterday whilst organizing books. I believe it belonged to Sir Arthur.

*He hands Integra the book.*

Take a look.

Later...

[shinigamitea]

*Shortly after Integra had left him to his work, Walter resumed his seat back at the table and began reading the "Rebirth" chapter. He frowned, squinting at a passage written in a sweeping, cursive-like font.*

Luna suscipio decresco, astrum flicker, obscurum fades elucido. Per cruor, diluculo mos fulsi iterum.

*Yes, definitely Latin. Walter reread this twice, once mentally and again aloud, before reaching across the table for his notebook and pen that he had been using to keep track of his translations. His fingers scraped up against the rough, parchment-like pages of the book, leaving a thin but deep paper-cut on his index finger. Walter flinched instinctively, but hardly noticed the scrape.

He had also hardly noticed the small drop of blood that had dripped onto the book.*