Wizard's Heir (A Bard Without a Star, book 1)
“The combination made her look almost bald, and did nothing to endear her to Gwydion.
When he walked in the door, she looked up from the scroll she was reading and looked him over. “You must be the heir apparent,” she said in a voice that crackled like dry parchment.
“And you must be the librarian,”
he replied shortly.
She grinned. “Chafing under your tutelage already? We haven’t even begun.”
Gwydion said nothing, but met her gaze evenly.
Bethyl nodded approvingly. “Don’t need to talk just to he...ar yourself. I like that.” She put the scroll down and stood up, cracking her back. He was surprised to see that she towered over him by a good six inches, and walked with a cane. “Now,” she said, “There are not many rules, but the ones that exist are important. First of all, the books and scrolls in here are to be treated like they’re made of butterfly wings.
Understood?”
“Yes, Bethyl.”
“Good. Next, this is a quiet place. If you feel the need to talk to yourself while reading, then read somewhere else.MoreLess
When he walked in the door, she looked up from the scroll she was reading and looked him over. “You must be the heir apparent,” she said in a voice that crackled like dry parchment.
“And you must be the librarian,”
he replied shortly.
She grinned. “Chafing under your tutelage already? We haven’t even begun.”
Gwydion said nothing, but met her gaze evenly.
Bethyl nodded approvingly. “Don’t need to talk just to he...ar yourself. I like that.” She put the scroll down and stood up, cracking her back. He was surprised to see that she towered over him by a good six inches, and walked with a cane. “Now,” she said, “There are not many rules, but the ones that exist are important. First of all, the books and scrolls in here are to be treated like they’re made of butterfly wings.
Understood?”
“Yes, Bethyl.”
“Good. Next, this is a quiet place. If you feel the need to talk to yourself while reading, then read somewhere else.MoreLess
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