Faladel looks more collected than he has in weeks as he demands to see the dwarf leader. Arrogance and entitlement exude from his every pore. I’m rather impressed. I thought, since he seemed to be uncomfortable with lying, he’d be… Read More »Chapter 10: Bluffing
When I first wake up, I’m disoriented. I’m not outside, I’m in a cave-like structure. Faladel and Briareth are nowhere in sight, and for a second I can’t even remember how I got here. Then it all comes back. We… Read More »Chapter 9: From Plans to Fruition?
February, 2021-2022 Schoolyear I began unpacking my backpack uncomfortably. I didn’t realize the library near my school was so popular on the weekends. The only reason I was here was because Joy needed to take the entrance exams for our… Read More »Demon trouble
Colors swirl and spin around me, reforming the library into a balcony with a view of a lakeside city. I feel mildly sick from the weird magic the Librarian had used, but I’m still determined to find Faladel and Briareth.… Read More »Chapter 8: History Lessons with a Librarian
(December, 2021-22 Schoolyear) “Shoo Mephi!” I say distractedly at him. I’m trying to concentrate on editing chapters of my senior project, but his head is visible out of the corner of my eye as he perches on one of my… Read More »Holiday Spirit
During the long journey to the Librarian’s home, we had each guessed what it might look like. Faladel had suggested a large classic library, Briareth had gone with an impressive tower, and I’d guessed a little cave since getting building… Read More »Chapter 7: The Librarian’s Lair
I try to stay up past that, but my body is exhausted from all the stress I’ve been through lately, and at some point my eyes close and I fall asleep. When Faladel shakes me awake, it must be nearly… Read More »Chapter 6: A Plan
(November 2021-22 Schoolyear) “…” “What’s the problem Sarah?” Mephi sighs leaning over my shoulder, looking at my empty screen. “Query letters. Reading my own writing. Freaking out. Phone. Things I should have asked J— after he read my stuff. Do… Read More »Stress I
Faladel It’s bad enough that we got captured by vagabonds, but the fact that they know who I am is horrible. I mean, it might be good for Balderk, he’s probably going to live a little longer if they think… Read More »Chapter 5: Trapped