Generation Fur

Chapter 12

I had just put the last marking down on the map and I looked at all of the books that I had piled up around me at the table that I was at.

'Great now I have to take care of these', I sighed, grabbed a stack of seven books, and went to put them back to where they went.

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An hour later I was to the last set of books and man was this library big, for such a small area, there was a lot to look through and cover. It took a minute to get back to my table but no one was in with me yet so I grabbed the last set and went off to find their places. Occasionally I came back in between putting books away to see what was going on (if anyone had seen or stolen my work) but no one has even been in the library so nothing was stolen or even looked at. I guessed that I was pretty lucky at the moment that most of the others didn't get up early or stayed late and didn't wander around much enough to care about a library.

I turned the corners leading back, thinking about whether or not I should stay and try to learn more about this place; whether I should abandon my old country and explore this region. Or whether I should find my old team first and then come back after faking my death but first I should probably explore this place to see if it's suitable enough.

I guessed it was. I mean after all it seemed like everyone here was happy enough and I don't think that there was a giant sort of war that happened while I was out. I turned the corner to where my table was, looking at the time on the other side of the shelves. It was almost ten at night! I've been in here all day and didn't even realize. I checked the clock built into my virtual eye as well before letting it fade into the background. It was the right time, I had really been in here for hours. As I got to the table my map was still on I noticed someone already there, Luna, and she was leant over the table looking at it curiously.

I froze and growled internally at my stupidity. I should've grabbed it and the last set of books to keep this from happening. Luna seemed to be intently studying it, and I stalked up and slid over my notepad with a phrase already written on it.

What are you doing? It said and I seemed to have startled her because she jumped back, hair standing on end, with a sword pointed at my face. I didn't see a sword before I had come over, not on her back, or her waist, so either it appeared from thin air or it was somewhere I couldn't see it...right?

"Oh I'm sorry" she blurted, lowering the silver sword to her side and I held up my hands in a 'no harm done gesture'. "Did you make this?" Luna motioned to the map, looking at me, and I nodded scratching the back of my left ear nervously.

"Wow this is, this is amazing!" She said and I nodded in thanks, "Is it okay if I take a copy of this to my Commander, and would you be willing to show him how you got all of this done?"

I shrugged and she beamed, jumping once before running over to the front desk, ripping a large sheet of paper from the area next to it, and then she quickly sketched down the entire map, in less than five minutes no less! To say that I was surprised at her speed would be an understatement.

I waited patiently as she checked her map with mine and then rolled hers up and stepped aside. I folded mine into a small three inch rectangle and put it in my left front pocket, and then I hurried after her. She was so excited that she pretty much bolted out the door and flew down the hallways. I lost track of how many turns she took as I rushed after her and then she stopped at a single door in a short hallway.

Office of
High General Black

She didn't even wait to knock, she just opened the door and slipped inside. I stood there shocked. It was pretty big inside, and I would've stood there longer if Luna hadn't dragged my in by my arm.