Marked by Magic: a New Adult Fantasy Novel by Walt Jasmine

Author:Walt, Jasmine
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue Bolt Publishing
Published: 2016-07-29T00:00:00+00:00

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Somewhere along the drive back home, Fenris developed a lead foot. We got back to the Palace in half the time it had taken us to get to Timbran’s, which was a good thing because I was getting antsy to move on with the investigation. Fenris, it turned out, had matters of his own to deal with, so I left him to take care of returning the steamcar, and headed toward the Mages Guild to enlist the Finance Secretary’s help.

Unfortunately, Cirin wasn’t in his office, and I didn’t think he’d appreciate it if I enlisted one of the few overloaded staff he had left to help me, without his permission. Annoyed, I went to see if I could speak to Iannis, but Dira informed me he was out again, dealing with the prisoner crisis. Damn. These problems were stacking themselves on top of each other, and I knew if I could just get a few moments to talk to Iannis, my suggestions might help him figure out a solution.

If we could keep our hands off each other, that was.

Shoving my hands into my pockets, I headed back out of the Guild offices, trying to figure out what to do next. My feet took me in the direction of the West Wing, and the next thing I knew, I was standing outside the library. Hmm. Libraries were supposed to be good resources of information, right? Maybe there was something in there that could help me.

“Good afternoon, Miss Baine,” Janta said, pushing up her spectacles as I entered. She was dressed in set of daisy-yellow robes today, her silver hair braided into a coil and wrapped around her head. Once again, she was all alone. “Is there something I can help you find today?”

“Maybe.” I dragged a hand through my hair, wondering how to phrase my request. “Umm, is there a way to find out who the owners of a company in another state are?”

Janta smiled. “But of course. The library has a nation-wide company directory, and updates are published biannually. It’s never entirely up to date, but close enough.”

“Really?” I grinned, surprised and pleased. “Do you think it’ll have companies listed that are located in remote towns? Like, say, a company called Supplysafe in Gaston?”

“That may be a tough one,” the librarian admitted as she rose from her seat. “But we’ll see. Give me just one moment.”

She bustled away to, leaving me alone at the front desk for a few moments. I drummed my finger against the wooden surface as I waited, trying not to get carried away by the hope dancing around in my chest. It seemed like an eternity before Janta came back – although it was probably only a few minutes – but when she emerged from between the shelves, she was carrying a large, heavy-looking book.

“Here, come around to my side of the desk,” she said kindly, pushing aside some papers so she could set the tome down. “We’ll have a look at this together.”

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