“Well, it looks like the new frequency of your visions isn’t a temporary thing,” Coen adds, watching him closely, “are you okay with that?”
Griff hesitates slightly, “Well, I don’t think that I have much choice. But I’m more okay with it than I used to be.”
“Just because we can’t do anything to stop you from having these visions doesn’t mean that you have to just be outright okay with it. You can still not like it,” Raiden points out to him.
Griff smiles, “Thanks, man. I know. For the time being, I am really okay with it. I’m sure at some point it’s going to get frustrating, but at least for the moment it’s okay. They’re actually being relatively helpful at least.”
“Yeah, that’s true,” Van agrees. “I didn’t think it was normal for them to just answer a question that you have though.”
Griff shakes his head, “From what I understand, it isn’t. The visions are supposed to come randomly, and I’m not supposed to be able to control when they happen or what they’re about.”
“He’s right, and that’s not just a rule for him, it’s a rule for everyone. Some people obviously get visions more frequently, or more intensely. Some people know that they can get a vision if they touch something, but even then, it’s a big question mark, and they can’t call on the vision to answer a question forthem like you just managed to do.” Raiden explains. “It could be a one-off, a coincidence, it could happen every now and then, but not all the time, or you could be able to ask questions and have your visions answer them.”
“Whatever way it goes, I think it would be a good idea to keep this latest development strictly between us, like everything else,” Reed suggests. “It’s either so rare that none of us have ever heard of it being possible, or it’s completely new and only relevant to Griff.”
“Agreed,” Griff says with ease. “I’m good with that. I’ll keep an eye on them. We already know that they’re different from usual visions because my eyes turn completely black, and that’s not typical as far as we know.”
“I’ll add it to my Griff list of things to look into,” Raiden says with a smile. “Although I didn’t account for this being on my research list, and although I tried to pack as many books as I could for as many situations as I could, I’m not sure I have one with me that will cover it. There’s a good chance that I’m going to be missing a book when something comes up that we hadn’t expected.”
Chapter Five
Neith
“That’s okay, you can always buy more books,” Griff says with a big smile, knowing that Raiden is going to love the idea.
Raiden grins, “A very good point.”
“Navy did say that she couldn’t see us as well anymore, so maybe she can’t because you can?” I ask as the thought occurs to me, and then frown, “Although I’m not sure that would make sense though because she said that she couldn’t see much now that she met me. You, obviously, know us better than Navy knows us, so you shouldn’t be getting visions of us either.”
“Maybe Griff is getting the visions because of how sensitive the information in them is. I mean, there are things that Navy shouldn’t know, right? Not because we can’t trust her, but because it could put her in danger,” Raiden starts, his mind clearly going a mile a minute. “What if we need these visions, but we can’t have anyone else know the things that are in the visions, so Griff’s gift has been strengthened?” He suggests.
We’re all silent for a moment as we think it over, and honestly, it would make sense to me. There is a lot going on that other people shouldn’t know about, even Navy, and despite the short amount of time that I have known her for, I do trust her completely. Most things I would probably tell her anyway, but there are some that I wouldn’t.
As Raiden said, for her safety, or because it’s not mine to tell.
“It’s a good theory,” Doc replies eventually. “I would be happy to agree and say that’s the probable reason why you are getting more visions.”
“It’s not just that I’m getting more of them. They’re more intense, and I’m getting feelings without the actual visions, too. Ones that I know are more than just feelings. The visions themselves are more intense, and my eyes have never turned black when I’ve had a vision before,” Griff adds. “I have to admit that I’m more than slightly worried about getting a vision while I’m in the middle of a fight or something.”
Reed shakes his head, “I don’t think you need to worry about that. Magic always protects us when it can. I don’t think your magic would deliberately put you in danger.”
“Reed’s right,” Ransom agrees. “Plus, it’s almost as if it’s a new magic. If we treat it as such, then it’s going to take some time to settle, it never takes too long though. You never know, you may find that you can fight and have a vision at the same time, eventually.”
“That would be wicked, not going to lie,” Griff grins. “Now I hope it’s that and not that I just don’t get visions in dangerous situations.”
“Well, we always seem to be in dangerous situations, so if that’s the case, then you won’t be getting that many visions,” I point out.
“That’s true. I guess we just wait and see what happens?” He replies, still sounding a bit unsure.
“Whatever happens, we’ve got your back, you know that,” Coen reassures him, and Griff smiles.
“Great, now that’s settled, I want to see my room,” Raiden says in a rush.
I burst out laughing, “You’ve been very patient. How long have you been holding that in?”
Raiden shrugs and then grins, “Since we first realized that House had given us rooms.”
“Come on then, let's see what he’s done for you,” Reed chuckles.
