A new clue

Jada
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"Storybooks,huh?"

"What you mena to tell me you think this place is real?"

"Let me see that paper again. Why didn't I see this before?"

"What?"

"Look here!"

"Look where? I see nothing but what i read to you and some weird jumbled up words."

"Stedet å det sør der hvor gullet gresset skinner og dyrene løpe ledig"

"What?!"

"Translated it means A place to the south where golden grass shines and animals wander freely."

"and...?"

"Tell me what countries or country is south of here."

"Spain,and a whole bunch of countries in Africa."

"Gold grass. Animals roam freely."

"What? What?"

"It is a riddle. Where in Africa do both these things happen?"

"In all of them."

"I know that but if they are transporting her to 'hell' why would golden grass shine and animals run freely? Do you have a map?"

" Yes" he handed it to me

"There it is!"

"There is what?"

"Sierra Leone!"

"Sierra Leone?"

"Is there an echo here? Sierra Leone is the centre of the transatlatic slave trade. Golden Grass has to be gold coins and the animals are the people who buy and sell slaves. They must be taking her there to sell her."

"But she isn't african."

"Is she pretty?"

"I believe so."

"A pretty girl as a slave are a luxury."

"You mean she is being transported and being sold right this very minute."

"Someone wanted us to find this and how the man who gave this to me knew I would meet you, I do not know. But, there is a reason for all this and a reason that there is both Norwegian and Japanese on this parchment. We must go together, if you let me."