Book Eight: Chapter 168

Sofia picked up another journal. “Are you talking about inter-house treaties and such?”

Sulyvahn nodded. “A Fae with ties to multiple powerful houses will have far more value than one whose parents were siblings. It be about politics and intrigue for that lot, an’ I want none of it.”

Sofia snorted. “Yeah, well. I never really got to experience stuff like that firsthand. I remember hearing that the Library went through some problems like that, once upon a time. You find that politics become a non-issue when everyone is busy just trying to survive.” Her thoughts briefly flitted to the names and faces of those who had come before.

Unlike previous days, it was easy to allow each of them to have their moment and fade. Sofia just shook her head and opened the next book. “Well, with any luck, we can--” Her eye went wide as her brain processed the opening lines. She had to re-read it twice, her fingers clutching the book so hard that the cover gave a creak of warning.