The dust of the bookshelves had kept open, almost a topping on every book that was placed. The shallow inside had tiny cobwebs that almost seemed like a village inside – thankfully the spiders weren't as imminent
"You know, I could just clean the upper part if you want!"
A voice echoed through the tower, almost bouncing back from wall to wall until finally reaching a certain sorcerer on the ladder
There he was, Cedric, looking for something that might give interest to his endeavor. Lately, he had been missing something in his entire alchemy. It only took until recently before he finally realized what it is
"Have you found the flask yet!!"
"Shush Sofia, and I haven't found it yet" Cedric yelled back
"Do you want me to come help!?" Sofia shouted with her palms fanning her mouth to make her voice seem louder
"No, it's way too dangerous for a child!"
A pout forms on Sofia's lips upon hearing this. Despite all her achievements, he still sees her as the little girl that she is
Sofia had been Cedric's apprentice for quite a while now, her job included cleaning the station for safekeeping in exchange for magic lessons. But upon her entire time in the said premise, she haven't really been in the upper wing of the tower just yet
Cedric had told her many times it was still dangerous for her to climb there, and she understands that he is just looking out for her
But sometimes, her curiosity's grasp works in mysterious ways.
And so, she found herself waltzing by her workstation. She didn't really have any business being here, today is supposed to be a rest day for them, but somehow, she found herself coming back
Her eyes scrambled upon the empty vials, the droplets of potions on the table and the nice hot chocolate that she had brought him that he hasn't even seen yet
On the corner of her eye, she saw a certain something that readily caught her attention. An old looking box that was hidden deep in between of the big books by the shelves.
Sofia reached for the box, which was dusty all over. It was sealed close, and the opening was sheltered. It belonged to Cedric, she figured upon seeing a certain nametag on the front
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Cedric
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She wondered why it was kept distant – it is probably something important that belongs to him that he doesn't want anyone to see. And so with courtesy and respect for her mentor, she put it back to its old spot
As she turned away, her eyes still returned to the box. Her eyes narrowed down as she bit her lip of anticipation
She really wanna see what was inside
And so she looked up, seeing Cedric was still high up still looking for his flask. He should be busy enough to be away from the ground for a couple of minutes. This would be enough for Sofia to check out what was inside of that box
Her hand raced back, gripping the box again with haste.
"It's not like there's a 'do not open sign, I hope Mr. Ceedric doesn't mind..." She whispers to herself as opens the box
What revealed to her was something she wasn't expecting. A couple of papers with some kind of a drawing in it. Sofia picked one, carrying it closer to her eyes to inspect it closely.
