Easing her whinning a bit, Nadia turned to Zekke, though she still looked as if this had exahusted her more than it should have. She chuckled. "The method to decode is one that is used to encode war messages, but usually they come with a "key" word that rearranges the puzzle to be even more confusing."

Message: I Don't Like Dogz Too Much (20 letters)
Codekey: Cat (3-letter word) -rearranged: ACT (abc order)

C A T

I K O
D E O
O D M
N O U
T G C
L Z H
I T X

"Read that vertically. The last letter is added only to complete the circle. The encoded message is: I K O D E O O D M N O U T G C L Z H I T X, read horizontally. Then you group the letters randomly. Iko deo odnm out g cli--- etc."

Here she turned to Zekke, "So, no, I would dare guess not."

She stared at the "odggmvanvxctqptncoacxqxanuxokvp", trying to find patherns again and failing, then sighed. "Well, at least I tried."