Reditus by Mary M. Wallace

Author:Mary M. Wallace [Wallace, Mary M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781720001607
Published: 2018-09-13T16:00:00+00:00

After leaving her parents, Bree made her way to the library. The day before, she’d discovered a section filled with books of Praetorian history. She hadn’t had time to look through them but now she did. With the following day free, she thought she’d take the time to learn more about where she came from. History had always been a favorite subject of hers and she liked the idea of having a connection to the history she was reading. Standing before the shelf of thick books, she selected one at random and pulled it out. She flipped through the first several pages and found that it was written in Latin. She sighed and replaced the book. Studying the book spines, she tried to make sense of the way books were arranged. After pulling a few books out and giving them a brief look, she realized that they were ordered chronologically with the older books near the bottom. No two books had the same author so she supposed it made sense to come up with a different system.

She bent down to study the books on the bottom shelf. These were clearly older than the ones on the upper shelves. They looked well cared for, if dusty. She wondered how often anyone read these. A large book with a bright red cover caught her eye and she reached for it. It was heavy, but she tugged it from the shelf and brushed away a dust bunny. She was surprised at just how large the book was. Looking around the room, she didn’t see anyone nearby so she moved to sit on the floor, pulling the big book into her lap to flip through it. It was full of accounts of ancient Roman battles and politics. Bree skimmed several pages and studied the various drawings. After a few minutes, she moved to replace the book on the shelf.

One of the books had tipped to the side, blocking her from sliding the red book back onto the shelf. She reached with one hand to move it and tried to maneuver the massive book into the space. As she did, the red book tipped sideways and pushed two other books off the shelf, causing a muffled thump when they fell the few inches to the floor. Bree looked around to make sure no one had seen it. She was still alone in this part of the library. She made sure the massive red book was safely back on the shelf before reaching to pick up the two smaller books she’d dislodged. The first one was written in a language Bree didn’t recognize. She studied the symbols on the cover briefly before putting it back on the shelf. The other book didn’t look as old as the rest on this shelf. It was small and bound in black leather. There was nothing on the outer cover except for a pair of engraved initials C. M. on the bottom right corner. Curious, Bree opened the cover. The first page was filled with handwritten words in a thick blocky scrawl.

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