VALORIA WILDEROSE
I change into casual wear, throwing on a shirt and some jeans before Yue guides the way toward the general library open to everyone in the building.
I've never stepped in, having no hobbies tied to reading, so she guides the way to the chief librarian's office that sits right in the middle of the massive hall of shelves and books.
I'm standing in front of a middle-aged man, balding at the center of his head, looking up through his thick-rimmed glasses.
A scowl and a gaze filled with instant judgment find me the second I'm standing in front of him.
I swallow. "I. Want. Access. To. The. Royal. Library."
I try my best to articulate my words, though my voice comes out dull and clumsier than I expect it to be—with less of a command.
The officer in charge remains unimpressed by my words or demand. Instead, he looks me from head to toe with even more disapproval.
"And you are?" he raises a brow.
