“I do believe the Astraeus are giving you a hand.”
“Meaning what?”
“They’ve given us a cloak. See how no one appears to be noticing us anymore?”
A glance showed people looking right through them. “I’ll be damned. No one told me I had the power of invisibility.”
“My understanding is abilities can vary from warrior to warrior. Now step on the gas and get us to the airport in case it wears off.”
Driving while invisible had its challenges because no one knew he shared the roads with them. He had to weave quite a bit, swerve on the shoulder a few times, but they made it to the airport, albeit not through the main entrance. The GPS routed them to an access point with a security guard.
“Now what?” he asked Leila.
“Hand him this.” She pulled a brown envelope from her jacket pocket.
“Where did you get that?”
“Aquarius. Along with passports and cash.”
“Using our names, or do I need to remember something new?”
“I only took a brief peek. Hold on.” She pulled out a pair of Canadian passport booklets. “Your name is the same, with a birthday of June thirteenth, 1983.”
“Which is accurate.” Thank fuck. He didn’t have the headspace to memorize anything at the moment. “What about yours?”
“It gave me a date of birth of two thousand and one,” she laughed. “Probably for the best, since I guess I don’t look my age.”
“I can’t believe you’re older than me.”
Her lips quirked. “Tower’s kept me looking young. Did you know the passport has me listed as a Canadian citizen with the name of Warren?” She paused before adding, “Apparently, we’re married.”
“Wish I could remember our wedding. I bet you made a gorgeous bride.” He said it teasingly, but her face got the oddest expression.
“I don’t believe in marriage.”
“Don’t blame you. Divorces are expensive.” A flippant reply as he tried to recover from his gaffe. “Okay, we should probably get moving before someone gets suspicious.” He rolled up slowly to the gate, nervous because he doubted the guy manning the entrance spoke English.
However, the oddest thing happened when the guard barked, “What’s your business? This isn’t a civilian point of entry.” While Grayson could tell the fellow didn’t speak English, he understood him.
The trust test, though, when Grayson replied, “I’ve got a private flight booked. Here’s the information you need.” Theman obviously understood since he held out his hand. Grayson handed over the envelope.
Soon as the guy peeked inside, they got waved through, probably because of the wad of cash.
As they drove past the gates, Grayson muttered, “That was weird. Did I just speak Iraqi?”
“Yes. Another Zodiac gift. You can understand and speak all human languages. How else do you think we’ve been communicating?”
The remark startled so much he swerved. “Wait, you haven’t been talking in English?”
“Nope. My mother tongue is Persian, as I’m from Afghanistan.”
“Well damn. How did I never notice?”
“Because the magic that translates is seamless. You only noticed this time because you knew that soldier wouldn’t speak English.”
“Any more cool things I should know?”
“Probably, but I’d hate to ruin the surprise,” she said with a laugh.
