The Fifth Season

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: EYES ON ME

SNOH

                "So, Miss Snoh... this your first iso at Clouiths?"

                 I followed Cassiel down the rows of endless books and text as he went in search of the books I needed for my classes, one by one. It was a wonder he was able to search through the many rows of hardcovers with ease as if it were nothing, but I guess that is what happens when you spend a lot of time in the bibliotheca.

                  "Yes, this is my first iso... I came here a bit late due to circumstances, so I am doing my best to catch up with everything while I still can." I replied to him. I walked steadily behind him studying the way his broad shoulders shuffled side to side as he strutted down the bookshelf aisle.

                  He seemed like he did a lot of physical activity just by the way he carried himself; being a bookkeeper in a library seemed rather tame part-time job for someone who seemed to hail from the passionate nation of Fiestras—at least that's where I think he came from, his eyes were a bit of a dead giveaway, not to mention him mentioning that he was in the Division of Flame.

                  "I see... welcome to Clouiths, I'm sure you've already been given a tour of the sort." He turned to me briefly and nodded in my direction. I gave him a polite smile before agreeing, "Yes, the headmistress was very kind to take time out of her schedule to help me look around the academy." I stated.

                  "Oh, the headmistress... you must be someone very important for the headmistress herself to be doing the honors." He joked lightly, his voice was rather rough and abrasive, but not in an intimidating way, more so assertive if anything.

                  I chuckled, "I guess you can say that." I replied.

                  He stopped just short of an area beside one of the last remaining bookshelves and pulled out a text from a few shelves above and handed it to me. "Here's the first one." He said to me as I took it from him.

                  I thanked him dearly, "Wow, that was rather quick! I thought for sure we'd have to go searching the entire library for my books." I laughed awkwardly. Cassiel gestured for me to continue following him as he turned a corner and walked down another longer aisle filled with numerous books.

                  "Perhaps... lucky for you usually the lower-level courses have their books accumulated around this area for better organization. Though if you're looking for deeper text, you'll probably have to go to the other more expansive areas." He informed me as he continued scanning the rows for the next book I was going to need.

                  "So where are you from Miss Snoh?" He asked me curiously as my eyes trailed over the beautifully decorated books. My hand slowly glided against the binding of the novels with admiration at how pristine and fresh workers at the bibliotheca were able to keep them. "Me? I'm from the capital... Wegrea." I replied, taking a peek at Cassiel to see he was fetching another book from the middle of the shelf.

                  His eyes scanned each book closely before he pulled the one out that I needed, "The capital, huh? I heard there's absolutely no sun there and citizens carry on their lives in the darkness." He stated as he reached over to hand me the second book. I thanked him quietly adding the book to my growing collection in my arm.

                  "Well... we're not entirely in darkness. We have the light of the moon and street lamps that aid... but yes, we never have sun over there." I replied to him seriously. I'm sure people who have never been to Wegrea or the western side of Wysteria had their curiosities of the mystical capital, but it was my home and all that I knew until I came here to Clouiths.