While Cole was still staring, the black soldier spoke again.

Chin high, the soldier spoke to a point above Rap's head.

Like the others, these soldiers only speak the ancient language.

He spoke as a soldier in a war might have spoken.

The soldiers held their weapons on him but didn't speak.

For a split second, he thought they would ignore him, but then the soldier spoke again.

The soldier spoke to her in Spanish but she couldn't make out the words.

Still, common soldiers didn't speak Latin better than a bishop; he was obviously raised in the language.

The soldier had spoken, though, and they would obey him.

The soldier spoke into the receiver again, then hung up.