Book Eight: Chapter 61

“That makes sense, but...” Mike accepted a cup of tea from Ratu. “Thank you. So if Gerard wrote that in the back of the book, it means he got ahold of it after it was written. Is he the one who enchanted it?”

“I’m not sure. However, this becomes the story of the book, does it not?” Ratu arched an eyebrow and sipped at her tea. “Two men in love, one takes his sister to a mysterious location to cure her maladies. Some time later, Gerard gets ahold of this journal and sees how his friend pines for him. Allow me to posit a theory.”

“Posit away.”

“That wraith you encountered was never intended to be malevolent, not in the way you and Sofia believe. The book was trying to escape the Library, but why? To feast on others? To pursue a sinister end? I don’t think so.” Ratu turned to look at the book. “I think the wraith’s purpose was to deliver a message to Charles.”

“How do you figure? What message?”

“Find me.” Ratu smirked. “Think about it. That wraith was able