Book Eight: Chapter 54

“Yesterday?” Eulalie winced. She could still picture that bubbling wraith as it twisted away from her, like hot tar with an attitude. The thing had been nearly as quick as she was, only slipping free of her grip due to its amorphic body. Dealing with any creature that could out maneuver her was always unsettling.

“Yes.” The Head Librarian sat up straight in her seat, which put her at eye level with Eulalie. “You broke protocol. Severely.”

Eulalie immediately stopped the fidget spinner and slipped it into her pocket. She dropped her other hand to her spinnerets and pulled out a small length of webbing, which she immediately pulled into a loop. This activity was far quieter than the fidget spinner and less likely to annoy the cyclops.

“Yeah, about that.” The Arachne studied Sofia, uncertain where to begin. “I’m really sorry.”

“Sorry? That’s it?” Sofia’s tone was like ice. “You accidentally freed a malevolent entity and you’re...sorry?”

“I guess I’m not su