Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Books surround us, they hold many secrets. Yet some of them are embarrassing.

Sickly moonlight shines in through the windows of the library, covering the dark toned wood and the drab, carpeted floors with a light tinge of blue. The soft, cold glow radiates around the room, from top to bottom, flowing along the lengths of the spines of the many different books, each of many different colors. It tones everything into a dimmer, more matte hue.

 

Hineni stands there, downstairs in the library and looks around the space.

 

The library is an excellent financial opportunity for them. Right now, they’re just kind of attracting rough and grungy types with no money. But books are expensive and he essentially has a small fortune of them right here, in front of himself. Even if many of these tomes are somewhat older, their knowledge is still mostly applicable. Not only are roughly half of all adventurers casters and spell-weavers of some kind, but there is also a magical academy in the city. Add to that the magical craftspeople and all together, there’s a full-fledged market of potential customers here, hungry for books.

 

Hineni pulls one out of the shelf at random, looking at its title.

 

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