Magic University book One: the Siren And the Sword
“During the day, the sound of a footfall or of a page turning would be swallowed up. At night, the hush was hypnotic, like the steady sound of rainfall or wind rushing through the trees.
The student’s head began to nod. He jerked awake, once, twice—but there was nothing around to keep him awake. He was alone in the library after hours, all the lights doused except for the reading light he’d brought with him to illuminate his cubby. He’d stayed hidden until after the building had closed, eager to... spend the entire night with the precious texts he needed for his term paper.
But in the darkest hours of the night, he was beginning to feel the pull of sleep, of dreams. His head sank once again toward the page.
He jerked upward again. Was that a noise? Had he heard something after all?
He turned off the light. Could it be a security guard? Or another student with the same idea as him? He crept away from his desk deep in the stacks, past shelf after shelf of ancient texts, tiptoeing as he went.MoreLess
The student’s head began to nod. He jerked awake, once, twice—but there was nothing around to keep him awake. He was alone in the library after hours, all the lights doused except for the reading light he’d brought with him to illuminate his cubby. He’d stayed hidden until after the building had closed, eager to... spend the entire night with the precious texts he needed for his term paper.
But in the darkest hours of the night, he was beginning to feel the pull of sleep, of dreams. His head sank once again toward the page.
He jerked upward again. Was that a noise? Had he heard something after all?
He turned off the light. Could it be a security guard? Or another student with the same idea as him? He crept away from his desk deep in the stacks, past shelf after shelf of ancient texts, tiptoeing as he went.MoreLess
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