Chapter 115: The Librarian
The prince was gone for quite some time, leaving Evanna to roam the library. She could have taken this opportunity to suss out any more exit strategies, but with this new gift, or gifts awakening in her body, she decided to stay put for now. The princess was still eager to get home and to see the miracle of the gems healing powers.
But for now, Evanna needed to gain as much knowledge as possible about wielding these gifts. If she was to return to her kingdom, she needed to know how to not accidentally do something, like tripping people up with roots!
"Hmm," Evanna hummed as her fingers trailed across some books on the opposite side of the library. Unlike where the little lounge area with desks was placed, this side only held enough space to look through the books protected by lavish golden leaf bars for a balcony. She stopped in front of a section that she presumed was based on understanding elven politics, the royal families and nobility.
This spiked her interest a lot. Her mother withheld such ’useless’ information at the time as Evanna would never need to know such things. Which she found odd, it was not a huge secret, and her father learned of the basic royal houses of the elven kingdoms. However, he needed to know when they conducted business together.
But in all the time she had been alive, the Flori and Lyvarians visited once and left quickly. She was unable to even get a glimpse at them for fear they might snatch her away. Her mother found it ridiculous; of course, Loraven would; she was also an elf. But she, too, did not wish for Evanna to sneak around and see them; Loraven was stricter than usual that day, making sure Evanna and Ger stayed out of trouble.
Now, while she was alone, she would take advantage of the books in the library. With a small smile, she reached out, taking a few books and returning to the desk she and Arawn used previously. The princess did not know how long she was absorbed in the scripts, but she wiped at her tired eyes and looked around bleary-eyed. It was overly quiet for a library.
Evanna knew now the elves appeared to be a lot smarter than the humans, their technologies outranking theirs by far along with these gifts and crafts, so she found it rather strange that the library was not being used. She leaned over the balcony and looked around, not bothering to look at the trees before her where that elderly elf seemed to reside. There was absolutely nobody there.
Did the prince make sure nobody else was allowed in there while she was there? Either way, Evanna knew after spending a few hours reading in the library, she should take a stroll. With this in mind, she headed towards the stairs and towards the double doors. For some reason, she felt a little freer. She was there by herself without any restrictions.
Had the prince made a mistake? She shook her head. No, Prince Arawn never makes mistakes; if she was left on her own, that meant he could be testing her. She stopped herself from leaving with a sigh and instead roamed the library some more without looking at the books. It was a grand chamber, after all, one where it would take a while to walk everywhere.