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Eria stood back and crossed her arms.

"I see. How troublesome." She pursed her lips thoughtfully. After a few moments she shook her head briskly, her hair fanning out around her shoulders. "Well I suppose there's nothing that can be done about it for the time being. These will do for now." She gestured to the rest of the list.

"Child!" Came a shrill call from behind the group and Jack reached for his sword as he turned. The stooped figure of a robed man broke the light from beyond the gloomy chamber and he hobbled in. His robes marked him as one of the library's keepers and he shuffled towards Onatha's desk, ignoring the others even as he elbowed his way past Vinsces. "Child. I should strike you..." He glowered, looming over the girl. "Do you know how long I had to search for this?" He waved a sheet of yellowed paper at her. "Itis your responsibility to ensure the records for this floor are kept in order! If you cannot do that..." The implied threat hung in the air, unspoken. "I trust there will be no more discrepancies?"

Jack reached for his sword once more as he watched the man threaten Onatha but Eria's arm barred his path. He shot the woman a questioning glance and frowned, clenching his jaw as he returned the partially unsheathed blade to its scabbard.