The covers exploded, shards of its layered cardboard and leather splintering apart beneath Theron's blow. Yet, beneath it, thin sheets of a beautiful foil appeared. It seemed golden bronze, so thin it likewise looked as though it could be shredded with a pinch and twist of the fingers.
However, it had successfully survived Theron's blow not just because the power of his strike was so perfect, but also because it was the sturdiest, most valuable materaila in the entire booklet.
Theron had mentioned before how it was odd taht something so valuable was written on sheets of paper in such a primitive way instead in jade.
One reason seemed to be that the harmony between the booklets wouldn't be nearly as obvious if blocked away in jades. But another reason he hadn't seen before was precisely these thin sheets.
