The next morning, Strax found Scathach occupying practically the entire table in the mansion's small private library. When he entered, sheets of paper were spread from one side to the other, several ink bottles were open, and at least three different quills had been left near her hand.
Scathach was bent over a thicker piece of paper, drawing a sequence of lines with a slowness completely at odds with how effortlessly she normally did anything. Every stroke was placed with absolute attention, and Strax realized immediately that this was not some simple exercise.
She was genuinely writing down everything she could remember.
He did not interrupt her.
He pulled out a chair on the other side of the table and watched as Scathach finished a rune made of five lines crossing at different angles. Beside it, she wrote a few words in common language, then added a smaller note underneath.
Only then did she move on to the next symbol.
