He explained to her about the Atlantean race and their pantheon. Well, it would make sense that the Atlanteans would gain a certain amount of envy from other pantheons. She felt a thrill when she learned her first word in Atlantean,<span style="font-style: italic">Deaidoso</span>. She frowned slightly, still not liking the way that the Greek deities handled the downfall of Atlantis. However, she had no reason not to believe him. She continued to listen to him about how he would handle the ones who would excavate. She knew that he believed her about the journal and those who would go looking. She had no reason to fill him with false thoughts about the modern world. She knew that he would be able to see through the lies, if she had given them to him. "Please you can't just...kill them all," she said, feeling her heart clench at the thought.<br/><br/>"I understand that you have to protect Atlantis but is it really right to just...kill them for getting too close," she questioned gently. "If you are some kind of mystical being then you must have some sort of power to wipe their memories of every trying to excavate Atlantis and finding a location near it." She ran her fingers through her hair, her lips pressing together in a thin line. She was also glad that her predecessors didn't continue excavating or else they would have faced the fate that Rune spoke about and she had no doubt that he was lying about the consequences. She smiled slightly, as he had stated that he kept her family alive due to the way that they thought. It would hopefully be something that would keep her alive as well. She would just have to prove that she was worth the risk he was taking with explaining to her about Atlantis. She would just have to be sure her family members didn't try to interfere again. Her father had seemed so fixated on the journal when she had showed it to him...That could have been a mistake on her behalf, but she was so excited. How could she have not showed him?<br/><br/>Complication after complication it seemed like it.<br/><br/>A brilliant smile came to her face as he agreed to her conditions. This meeting had turned out better than she expected. With being rather hostile towards one another in the beginning, she hadn't been sure how it all would have ended. She blinked slightly as he stated his counter to her final condition. It was strange that he wanted to her to teach him as well. Then again it made sense, he probably didn't know too much about the modern world. He had been protecting Atlantis for who knew how long, it was unlikely that he had been able to spend time learning about the world he was fighting against. "I don't see why that would be a problem, after all we are making a deal." She smiled slightly nodding her head a bit. "I'll answer any question that you have to the best of my ability." She smiled at him, feeling rather excited about learning more about Atlantis. This was her chance! She could finally learn things that no one else knew about and he was allowing her to do so. Surely she was going on some kind of lucky streak. She had found artifacts and a journal just yesterday, and now she was going to be taught about Atlantis by an Atlantean himself.<br/><br/>Things couldn't have been more perfect.<br/><br/>He introduced himself finally and she nodded, taking into account the different names that he went by. She had done her research about his Leviathan form but there was so much more that she needed to learn from him. When he extended his hand towards her, she noticed that he seemed a bit perplex. He explained his situation and confusion. A gentle laugh escaped her as she shook her head. "This is called a handshake," she stated, extending her hand a bit further and wrapping her fingers around his hand. "We do this when we meet new people or make a deal. It's a common gesture that we, humans, do almost daily." She let go of his hand after shaking it for a brief moment. It was almost adorable as to how confused he was about the modern world. Then again, it was to be expected. She was actually looking forward to teaching him about her world, just as much as he was going to teach her about his. She had never met anyone like him before, he was truly fascinating. Just like any other artifact that she had ever come across, she had this compelling need to find out everything she could about it.<br/><br/>Was it wrong that she felt that way? It probably was wrong to think of him as an artifact, but that was how her mind worked. If she found anything remotely interesting, she wanted to pick it apart. She blamed her upbringing for being this way. She smiled a bit as he told her that she was protected by him, not like she truly knew what she was being protected from. "Well then Rune, I believe that we have an agreement," she said in a sweet manner, a smile touching her lips. She could feel the excitement buzzing throughout her being. She had been waiting for this moment for a really long time. He was giving her something that she had dreamed about ever since she was just a little girl. She wondered if he knew how many books she had read about Atlantis or how many countless of hours she spent in the archives in libraries. Atlantis had driven her grandfather insane with obsession and she was sure that her father was heading down that road as well. Hell, maybe in the future she would be insane too.<br/><br/>Glancing as he moved away from her, she held in a gasp of awe as he transformed in front of her. It still amazed her that a creature like Rune could exist. She watched his scales glisten in the sun light that filtered through her living room window. She was mesmerized as he slowly spun around. Another gasp left her as the artifacts that had been taken appeared once more. Her mouth hung open in shock as she looked from the artifacts then back at Rune. "Y-You...." She couldn't process the words that she wanted to say to him. Her hands trembled as she moved closer to the artifacts. Crouching down beside the material remains, her fingers lightly ghosted over them. She was so surprised that they were back in front of her. Glancing up at him, her mouth parted to speak but no words seemed to come out. "Y-You...I-I...." Surely this couldn't be happening. She hadn't expected to see the artifacts back so soon. She felt a bit overwhelmed, wiping the tears that dotted the corners of her eyes.<br/><br/>"Thank you," she breathed out. She slowly stood up. She collected herself briefly before looking over at him. "Thank you so much for this, it really means a lot to me." She let out a heavy breath, as if a weight had been lifted from her. Smoothening out her pants, she tried to make herself presentable once more. "How about I treat you to lunch," she said gently. "I know that this might not be as...nice as the gifts that you have given me, but I want to show you my appreciation and sincerity of this matter." She grabbed the purse that she placed on the couch beforehand. "It'll give us more opportunity to learn more about one another and you can see the modern world for your own eyes." She glanced down at his clothing, a slender brow rising slightly. "And you could probably use a change of clothing too. If we're going to be spending some time together, you might as well blend in a bit more."<br/><br/>A spark of mischief twinkled in her pale eyes, a plan formulating about how they would start spending the day together. "Come on, it'll be rather busy if we stay here too long." She turned before stopping and looking over at him. "And no walking through walls or doing anything with your powers. It'll freak people out," she commented with a slight grin. She slid the journal into her purse, along with grabbing a few items off of her coffee table. She looked at him before motioning for him to follow her. "We'll take the car today, unless you prefer taking the bus." She said while digging her keys out from her purse. Opening the door to her garage, she clicked a button on the wall. Parked in the middle of the garage was a silver Toyota Corolla, she clicked a button on her key chain and the cars lights flashed. "Alright, excuse the mess in my car, I haven't been able to clean it out recently." She moved to the driver's side, opening the door before throwing a few things into the backseat. It looked fit for the type of occupation she had, books and boxes of files were in the backseat, along with a few artifacts from her first excavations from the ruins of the Temple Athena Nike in Attica.<br/><br/>She glanced at him with a smile. "Don't be afraid, the car won't bite," she murmured before starting up the car. Today should prove to be interesting.