Nightshade
““I can’t believe they don’t allow outside drinks in here,” I said. “How am I supposed to read this much without coffee?”
“You haven’t read anything, Calla,” he corrected without looking up. “You’ve just sat there and watched me read.”
“You haven’t given me anything to look for in the stacks.” My eyes darted toward the book that lay in front of him. “Have you come up with anything useful yet?”
His mouth flattened into a thin line.
“Look, I’m not being critical,” I said. “I was just asking what y...ou’ve got so far.”
He leaned back in his chair. “Well, the book seems to be divided into three parts. De principiis priscis, which I’d guess is the origin story of your world. Then there’s a section called De proelio. . . .” He paused, watching me expectantly.
“‘Battle,’” I said.
Shay nodded, the corner of his mouth crinkling upward. “Somehow I thought you’d know that word.”
I smiled, stretching my arms over the back of the chair.MoreLess
“You haven’t read anything, Calla,” he corrected without looking up. “You’ve just sat there and watched me read.”
“You haven’t given me anything to look for in the stacks.” My eyes darted toward the book that lay in front of him. “Have you come up with anything useful yet?”
His mouth flattened into a thin line.
“Look, I’m not being critical,” I said. “I was just asking what y...ou’ve got so far.”
He leaned back in his chair. “Well, the book seems to be divided into three parts. De principiis priscis, which I’d guess is the origin story of your world. Then there’s a section called De proelio. . . .” He paused, watching me expectantly.
“‘Battle,’” I said.
Shay nodded, the corner of his mouth crinkling upward. “Somehow I thought you’d know that word.”
I smiled, stretching my arms over the back of the chair.MoreLess
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