The Little Crow

Chapter Thirty Two - [Poems and Lullabies]

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Milo did a good job doing what Thea asked and she was more than grateful, allowing them to continue to focus on Rue, focusing on trying to make the best of what information they already had about him, but also planning what they were going to do when they arrived at the library.

When Thea and Milo finally arrived in Abureth Town close to noon, Thea was much more excited than she had anticipated, despite all that had happened. The fact that there was a relatively heavy snow sprinkling from the sky that day also relieved her a little too. Something about it felt... clean.

Unlike the capital, Abureth town was rather northern, so not only did winter hit the town a lot harder, but it was definitely more beautiful here than it was in the slushy, gloomier city. Though in general, Thea did love the city, when it came to winter, she knew it was much more beautiful in Abureth.

The first thing that the two did after getting off the train was head for a phone where Thea called her ecstatic parents to let them know that they had arrived safely. She also found out, to her dismay, that Theus wasn't even in Abureth this week. He had gone east, apparently for a repair request, and wouldn't be back for another few days. Though Thea was incredibly disappointed, she also wondered if maybe this was a good thing. One look at her face and he'd probably know something was wrong, and she certainly didn't want to worry him... not when her concerns were so fresh.

Then, after giving the General a call as promised to let him know that they were okay, the two headed straight for the Elorian State Public Library.

The library was gorgeous, built to reflect the architecture of Old Elore, bricks completely white and looking almost temple like, it was a shining beacon in the center of Abureth Town. It was tall and visible from most points of the town, Thea could even see it from her window in her bedroom, and it was the place that all students just loved to be at.

As they approached it, they had to walk through the small garden that sat in front of the building, some of the flowers still thriving despite the start of the snowfall. It was a beautiful and colorful garden which, in the height of spring and even both summer and fall, added the perfect amount of colour to the area. Plus, in the center of the garden was a large, glorious golden statue of an ancient Elorian queen.

Queen Saya... an Ancient Elorian Queen who advocated for the education of the poor and changed the Elorian society forever by actually fighting for what she knew was right.

Thea remembered walking by the library as a child during the Civil War, seeing the statue torn from its pedestal and knocked over by the State, but after the war it was repaired and put back up, looking as good as new.

Of course, she had battle scars, the areas where they needed to weld her back together still plainly visible... but that was alright. Now that was part of her history too, and frankly, it made her all the more interesting.

After Milo admired the statue for a moment while he spat out a ton of facts about the Queen that even Thea didn't know, the two made their way into the massive library.

After the librarian led the two straight to the newspaper room, a room with a controlled temperature and even special lighting to protect the documents, they were left alone and it was time to work.