“I’m sorry, what?”
Her brows furrow on me in confusion, but then they soften as she comes to an understanding of her own.
“Three days and two nights. That’s all the time we’re allowed to give you in the library.”
Three days? I scoff. That’s…
“That’ll be impossible...” I whisper.
Keane described the library here as a great expanse that sat within the mountain. There’s no way three days is enough for my search. It’s not even enough time to properly look through Disce’s smaller libraries.
I shake my head in disbelief, “but why?”
“It was a term put into the Kingdoms Council by the Leviathans,” she replies sourly, “any time you travel to a foreign library you can only be granted two nights and three days in their shelves.”
“Ancients!” I bite my lip in worry, “do you happen to have any books on them, Princess? On the Kingdom of Livyatan that I can borrow?”
I think Clair can hear the desperate curiosity in my request because she nods quickly.
“I do. I’ll make sure to throw something in the bundle for you.”
“Thank you,” I sigh, wanting nothing more than to run to my room and open up a book on their history and current politics. I need to learn as much as I can about this Kingdom and why they’re so opposed to me finding the book for my King.
“I’ll have to turn in for the night soon,” Clair gives me a small smile, “but I will greet you in the throne room tomorrow before breakfast to escort you to the library.”
“Thank you again, Princess, truly,” I give her a small bow.
“Of course, Lady Alexis,” she nods, “until tomorrow.”
“Until tomorrow.”
I look down at the second glass of ale in my hands. There’s no way I’ll be finishing both of these, so I head back to my group and offer the second to Cal.
“This’ll be my last drink of the night,” I let him know.
Cal smiles down at me and accepts the extra ale, “tomorrow at dawn then? My room?”
“Tomorrow at dawn,” I nod, clinking my mug to his, “your room.”
At least his training will take my mind off things for a while.
“I really want to say that I don’t care what you two get up to,” Alanna gives a cool laugh, “but I can’t deny that my interest isn’t piqued.”
Cal looks at me with a knowing grin and then turns to Alanna.
“Maybe you can join us sometime, little Discerni,” he raises a brow,
“and find out.”
For the second time tonight, I choke on my drink again.
Is Cal flirting with her?
Alanna smirks at my big friend, as if genuinely considering the comment and what the three of us can do together. I quietly step away from the two and move around the fire as I let out a small chuckle.
Ancients.They would be a surprising duo.
I shake my head and walk to the ledge of the balcony and stare down at the city below.
