Kyla stood before the tall oak door marked LIBRARY.
Students weren't allowed inside at this hour—but she had special permission from Mistress Halwen. She slipped the iron key from her bag, glancing down the dim corridor to ensure she was alone. Silence.
The lock clicked open. She stepped inside.
Darkness swallowed the room. With a flick of her hand, a small flame flared to life on her fingertip, casting a soft amber glow across the dust-laced air. Shadows danced along the endless rows of lettered shelves towering above her.
Kyla exhaled, adjusting the strap of her bag. She had two specific books to find: Third Level Enchantments and The Lost Recipes of Astral Baking.
Raising her other hand, she murmured a wind incantation. A gentle current stirred, swirling through the aisles.
"Find them," she whispered, and the breeze scattered like a hound on a scent. Meanwhile, Kyla stepped deeper into the quiet maze of bookshelves, her flame flickering in the darkness, searching alongside it.