Goodbye Rome, Part 2

Yesterday, I set up the scene in Part 2 of Rome's Revolution whereby Rome is ready to head off on her inner journey. She had just awakened from the trance or coma or unconsciousness caused by the injection:

     At last, Rome's head twitched then a shiver ran all the way down her body. Finally, she lifted her head and opened her eyes. She looked around the room, her eyes sweeping past Rei’s, appearing to not even notice him. After a moment, she swung her legs back over the side and slid off the table with the one technician steadying her. She straightened up and glanced in the direction where the two guards were holding Rei. Rome shrugged off the technician’s arms and walked over to Rei unassisted. She looked up at him but her face was completely passive. In some ways, it did not even look like Rome.
     “Goodbye, Rei,” she said in a monotone. She turned and started walking toward the door.
     “Goodbye? Romey, wait!” Rei shouted in anguish.
     Rome ignored him and did not stop until she got to the doorway. She turned around and looked right at Pegus.
     “Ni! Fica nei i medere.” she said out loud. Then in English, “You will not kill him. He is still the father of my child. You will return him to the settlement. Now!”
     Pegus bowed his head slightly. “Som, monhe reonhe," he said.
     “What?” Rei said. “What did he just say? What the hell?”

Yeah, what did he say? He said, "Yes, my queen" in Vuduri. I just threw that in there and never brought it up again. In fact, I never told anybody this before. I only hinted at it way at the end of Part 2 when Rei laughingly refers to Rome as Queen of the Vuduri. My little secret and now yours.

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