Charms & Clouds by Emilia Spring

Author:Emilia Spring [Spring, Emilia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-12T06:00:00+00:00

I parked Ruth just outside of the library, knowing I was pushing it close. I had thirty minutes before I had to leave and get Gianna. Since Charlotte was almost always at work, I could drop by and do some research.

I pushed open the door and waved to Charlotte at the front desk.

“Is there anything you need specifically?” Charlotte asked, not looking up from whatever she was doing.

“Do you have like, birth records and stuff?” I asked.

She lifted her head, surprise stamped on her face. “Is there anything in particular you're looking for?”

I hesitated, and then nodded. “Information about Zane.”

Something flickered in her eyes, but she nodded. “My predecessor kept very good records,” she said, standing up and coming out from behind her desk. She showed me to one of the nonfiction shelves. “These will be the ones you want,” she said, picking out two thick books. “It's not exactly plant-based ink, but I make do.”

I took them from her. The two books covered the last twenty years of Pine Lake's history.

“You'll probably have to go through a lot, but there should be some information in there that will be useful for you.”

I looked at the tomes, somewhat regretting my decision. If her library was like any other, it wasn't really useful to ask to borrow them. They were valuable enough that they couldn't leave the library space.

Instead, I sank down into a chair at the closest table, starting with the newer volume. It covered the last 10 years, and that was the timeframe I’d heard from both Riley and Theodore.

It didn't take very long to find something about Zane's accolades. He’d helped get a new park built on the human side. He’d volunteered at church. Did witches even go to church? For some reason I found that sort of hilarious.

He was also listed in a couple community grants, and had received accolades for helping out families. Interesting.

After skimming the book a lot faster than I thought was possible, impressed with the neat handwriting, I switched to the older one. However, that was different. I didn't find any mentions of Zane until a few months before the second book began. He’d apparently recently arrived in town, but hadn't yet started his campaign for good. Whoever had written this first tome didn't seem very interested in him. Had he not been in town? Or had he not done anything of note?

I finished with the books, marking down the month and year where they had records for him.

“Charlotte?” I gently put the books back, then headed towards her desk.

“Yes?” Charlotte lifted her head to meet mine.

“Is there anything else about Zane?” I glanced at the rest of the records.

She hesitated. “If there's anybody you could ask, Aspen might know.”

I looked at her, surprised. “Aspen?” Out of everyone, Aspen was the aunt I would've least guessed knew something like that. Then again, there was the whole time scrying thing.

“She was my predecessor,” Charlotte said finally. “She trained me.”

Oh, right. I vaguely remembered something about that being mentioned at dinner.

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