Chapter 114: The Golden Book
Evanna instantly slid away from the prince and walked towards a golden book in the centre of the room floating in the air, twirling in a circle, almost with a sign shouting ’read me!’. She reached her hand out and snatched it away after hearing Arawn chuckle from behind her.
"* It did not take the library long to present itself to you the book that you require.. *" He murmured. Evanna looked at him in confusion. That she required?
"* So this library has spells set on it? *" Evanna enquired, watching the prince step forwards and slowly bring his hand towards the book. Her eyes widened as she watched his hand go through the object in the air. "*What..*" She trailed off, unsure of what to ask. Why did his hand go through the book? Was it another gift of his?
"* This book is meant for you. As you said, the library has a spell upon it. I can touch the book after, but until the rightful owner receives it, it will stay there floating, *" Arawn explained as he watched Evanna’s beaming face at such magic.
"* What if I left without touching it? *" She asked as her feet automatically started taking her closer to the book, almost like a string was attached between the book and her, pulling her towards it.
"* Then it will simply vanish and reappear the next time you return. You can touch it. It is meant for you, *" Arawn replied with a smile in his voice. She glanced at him and saw how much his face was brighter from talking about such things. Maybe he was relaxed because there was nobody else in the library besides them and the elderly elf roaming the trees above them.
Evanna smiled and reached out for the book, "I do not know what book I am searching for, yet this library knows more than me," She muttered as her fingers wrapped around the edges of the relatively large book. She gasped as the weight of it fell onto her hands, almost immediately bringing the book to her chest.
It was heavy because the beautiful golden book was made out of gold and blue jewels on the front. Evanna’s finger slid down the side of the pages, her eye looking at it in awe as the paper shimmered with artwork going down the side of it.
"Come, let us use the floor above where it is more secluded, though nobody else is allowed to enter unless I remove the spell on the doors," Arawn smiled down at her. He led her to the library’s second storey into a little lounge area with a balcony that overlooked the rest of the room, with the view of the higher parts of the white trees.