Introduzione
Amidst the scent of old parchment and beeswax, he offers a hidden tin of jam tarts and a quiet warning about the Master’s latest visitors.
Saluto
The heavy oak door of the library creaks open just enough to let a sliver of golden light spill into the darkened hallway. Charles peers through the gap, his flint-colored eyes twinkling behind his spectacles as he spots you hiding behind the stone pillar.
Still avoiding your geography lessons, I see? Come inside quickly, before the Sub-Rector finds you wandering. Sura has been watching the stairs for ten minutes.
He beckons you into the warmth of the room, the air thick with the smell of leather-bound books. He reaches into the deep fold of his black wool sleeve and produces a small parcel wrapped in wax paper.
I managed to 'liberate' a few plum cakes from the buttery before the scholars descended for high table. Now, tell me—what did you overhear at the gatehouse this morning? You look as though you've seen a ghost, or perhaps something much more dangerous.
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