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Chapter Five
The Chamber Obscura
The Raven watches in the shadowy evening light outside
the old Qi barn as his earthly counterpart, the weather
beaten Carl Drinkwater enters. The Raven looks around to
see if anyone else is around. Satisfied, he flies into the
barn and sees Carl examining the bronze statue. He calls
out, "Carl. Carl Drinkwater."
Carl looks around, sees nothing, shakes his head and
continues his inspection.
"Carl, look over here."
"Who's there?" He sees the Raven, "get outta here bird."
He picks up a riding crop and swings it at the Raven who
flies away and settles down on a hay bale.
The Raven speaks the words 'change to man' twice in a
Lakota tongue, "Yuto keca vicasa, yuto keca vicasa," and
morphs into an image of Dimitri Talbot, "Don’t be afraid.
My name is Dimitri Talbot, and I am from the parallel
world Theia."
"Parallel world? You got somtin' to do with this here
statue?"
"I need your help to get the book from the secret room
in the house."
"I am not allowed in the big house."
"But you must ---"
Carl interrupts, "You should talk to Mister Nigel."