Tiberius got a quiet snort as reward for his quip. Were he not so entirely excited about deciphering Old Man Umbra's works, he might have shot something back. Instead, he added a shrug and conceded the point to his friend. That would matter more if Tiberius had been the sort that Enzo kept score with, but they never had. It was so refreshing to have that again, it made his heart ache. He took another drink of his wine.
"Qunlat, really?" It was not uncommon for many in Tevinter to know a handful of Qunlat words or phrases -it helped to know what your enemy might be shouting in the midst of battle- but to hold onto it, let alone enough to say one could speak it was rare indeed. "Let's hope he wasn't that cruel." he said with a chuckle.
"Exactly. We'll use the equation to determine the shift. For example, if the result is 5, then each letter will be shifted five spaces either left or right in the alphabet. Then it's just tedium after that. The challenge is... what alphabet? What language?""
Enzo couldn't stop smiling. He couldn't blame the wine, not yet. It was the challenge, yes. He rarely had the opportunity to exercise these skills anymore. The Eyes were content to just have him spy during social events. They apparently did not trust him enough to let him work on anything of true consequence. Perhaps it was that they were away from society. Here, he could pretend the wold was small; it could just be the two of them and this task. No Altus hypocrites glaring down their noses at him. Perhaps it was just the nearness of him...
They settled into a companionable silence, each scribbling away as they tried and retried the equation.
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@Ivy we are in need of a... cryptography roll?
"Qunlat, really?" It was not uncommon for many in Tevinter to know a handful of Qunlat words or phrases -it helped to know what your enemy might be shouting in the midst of battle- but to hold onto it, let alone enough to say one could speak it was rare indeed. "Let's hope he wasn't that cruel." he said with a chuckle.
"Exactly. We'll use the equation to determine the shift. For example, if the result is 5, then each letter will be shifted five spaces either left or right in the alphabet. Then it's just tedium after that. The challenge is... what alphabet? What language?""
Enzo couldn't stop smiling. He couldn't blame the wine, not yet. It was the challenge, yes. He rarely had the opportunity to exercise these skills anymore. The Eyes were content to just have him spy during social events. They apparently did not trust him enough to let him work on anything of true consequence. Perhaps it was that they were away from society. Here, he could pretend the wold was small; it could just be the two of them and this task. No Altus hypocrites glaring down their noses at him. Perhaps it was just the nearness of him...
They settled into a companionable silence, each scribbling away as they tried and retried the equation.
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@Ivy we are in need of a... cryptography roll?
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