Shadow Beasts: A Magical Library Contemporary Fantasy Novel (Shelving Magic Book 1) by Nellie H. Steele

Author:Nellie H. Steele [Steele, Nellie H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A Novel Idea Publishing, LLC
Published: 2023-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

Paige cocked her head and arched her eyebrows, adjusting her glasses as she let the statement sink in. “Steal it from them?”

Dewey nodded, his teal lips pursed and his pen clutched in his paw.

“Are you insane? Did you take some of the slime for the 1,000-pound person, too?”

Dewey’s horns wiggled with annoyance, and his tail swished behind him. “No, I’m not insane.”

“We can’t steal this! I’ve barely been here one day. I don’t have the skills to sneak into another library and steal something. I could barely steal something from this one.”

“Well, I suppose that’s where that stupid costume and carrier will come in handy. You’ll definitely need my help. I can find things much faster in the archives.”

Paige leapt from her seat and paced the floor in front of her, one palm pressed against her forehead. “We can’t do this. There’s no way. How do we get into Russia? I can’t take you on a plane. And even if we get into Russia, how would we get past the security? And even if we did, how do we get out with the stupid thing? Ugh.”

“I have a few solutions to those problems.”

Paige paused in her pacing, shooting him an incredulous glance. “Well, I’d love to hear them because this sounds like a terrible idea.”

Dewey tapped his pen against his notepad as he detailed his daring plan. “Okay, first, the library has a plane on standby at a private airfield that will land at another private airstrip for just such occasions. We won’t need to fly commercial so that solves the problem of getting me past airport security.”

“Oh good, so we can sneak into Russia undetected. Perfect,” Paige said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Dewey poked the pen in her direction, ignoring her tone. “Right. Now, from there is where things get tricky.”

“Wonderful,” Paige moaned.

“We should have no problem getting into the library, but accessing the archive itself may prove tricky.”

“Uh, yeah, I’m sure they have security in place just like we do.”

“Right, but the question is, what kind?”

Paige ceased her pacing again and shot a glance at the tiny dragon. “Is it not universal?”

“No,” Dewey said with a shake of his head, “each archive has its own security. But I may have a way around that, too.”

“I’m all ears.”

“We have an artifact that allows the user to seep through walls.”

Paige collapsed into the chair in a heap, raising her eyebrows. “You’re joking.”

“I’m not. We should practice with it if we’re going to use it though because it can be a little…fiddly.”

“Fiddly?” Paige repeated.

“Yeah, and we wouldn’t want to become stuck in the middle of a wall.”

Paige settled her features into an unimpressed stare at the notion.

Dewey pulled his chin back to his chest and ticked a line on his paper. “So, that solves that. And once we’re in, we’ll just need to locate the artifact, retrieve it, and be on our way. Simple.”

“Oh, yeah. A walk in the park. Piece of cake. Easy-peasy.”

“You don’t seem grateful.”

Paige heaved a sigh and adjusted her glasses.

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