Two Crows Watch from the Gallows Tree (part 6)

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:51 pm
Shady says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:51 pm
Ky nodded vigorously, words returning at his prompting. “It’s incredible! I-I couldn’t — there’s no possible way to imagine — there’s…”

She looked back at the room instead of him, in complete wonder.

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:57 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 9:57 pm
"Anything you could possibly want to know within reason is in this library," Gaius said proudly. "Every subject, every recorded thought, every government history, and much more. If you were worried about finding something to occupy yourself, I think you've found it."
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:00 pm
Shady says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:00 pm
“I didn’t know it was possible to own every single book.” Her eyes were still on the room, but now noticed the snake. If it was in any other room it would be the thing that impressed her most. But not here. “I didn’t know this many books existed in the entire world.”

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:01 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:01 pm
"Oh, this isn't every single book." Gaius resented that fact every day. "There are many that didn't make their way here, of course. And this is only the largest library on the continent. I've heard of one other that dwarfs this one, somewhere in Bia. I wasn't permitted to visit, but I wanted to very, very badly."
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:04 pm
Shady says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:04 pm
Ky shook her head slightly. She’d never tell him she didn’t believe him, but she didn’t. At least, she couldn’t possibly imagine a collection bigger than this. “Well… that just sounds excessive.” This was excessive.

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:08 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:08 pm
"Collecting knowledge is never excessive. Books show us the past, show us other worlds." Gaius stepped into the library. "They solve problems and explain miracles. There's nothing in the world more useful than knowledge."
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:10 pm
Shady says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:10 pm
Ky nodded in agreement, following him in, body language a little slight, as if she was intimidated by the magnitude of it all. Because she was. “I now know what you meant by it’s not being possible to read every single one as long as you live. Even if you started as young as the twins are now.”

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:11 pm
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"Maybe someone with an exceptional lifespan will one day come along," Gaius mused."
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:18 pm
Shady says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:18 pm
Ky shook her head with a little grin. “This is amazing. I’m sure I’ll probably live here most of the next few months.”

And, with any luck, perhaps she’d forget to feel sorry for herself.

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:21 pm
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"Feel free to explore as much as you like. I'll have someone fetch you for dinner if you want to spend some time in here first."
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:22 pm
Shady says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:22 pm
Ky hesitated. That was the point of ending here, wasn’t it? She nodded. “Yes, please.”

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:27 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:27 pm
"Excellent." Gaius dipped his head. "Ask the librarians if you need help finding anything. A specific subject, author, book, anything. Enjoy." He took hold of the door handle.
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:29 pm
Shady says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:29 pm
“Thank you,” she said, tone making it clear that she’d never been more genuine in her entire life.

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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:31 pm
Ljungtroll says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:31 pm
Gaius nodded to her. "I'm very, very glad you're pleased with it," he said to her.
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Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:33 pm
Shady says... · Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:33 pm
Ky grinned at him. She was, too. She'd expected to be impressed, but it'd never crossed her mind how utterly massive this would be. It was easily five or six times as big as she'd envisioned, and even her imagination had been startling large. She was still reveling that this was possible.

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"From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf
"A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni
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