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44th, Summer, 518AV
It hasn’t taken that long for Mauriel to settle into Lhavit. She’s found a job at a local tavern held by two of her folk – Ethaefal as she had learned – and gotten a place to call home. She didn’t spend much time at all at this home so far, though, as she had found this new body of hers didn’t need sleep at all practically if she was out at night. She spent a good portion of the night indoors for work, tho, so she sometimes slept during the day, but mostly she was out and about trying to learn about the world.
Today was library day. She finally had enough going for her to buy some ink and parchment and was headed straight to Bharani Library. She was curious about so much! First of all, the sky has changed so much! She had some insight into its movements in Leth’s domain, but for some reason a lot of things seemed out of place or odd. Perhaps it was the perspective, or perhaps her old memories from past lives, but a refresher and some updates were in order. Second of all, she intended to ask more about Lhavit itself, its history and perhaps some of the stories surrounding the city.
She flew to Tenten peak, the Library towering over her despite her being in the air. She somehow felt the need to fly lower, as if what she did challenged the structure otherwise. She didn’t know why she felt intimidated by the large building, but there was some sense of respectability about its steep spires and graceful curves, and she couldn’t shake the feeling of something from beyond being contained in the beauty of the building. Whatever beyond was, beyond creatures like her. In the thick fog, the building just seemed vaguely ominous in its grandiosity.
She got to the door and sighed at the prospect of crawling around such a large building. She wondered if flying would be okay. She entered and approached the receptionist with a polite smile.
“Hello,” she said, “I’m new here, in the city in general. I was wondering if I’d be permitted to fly and also anything else I ought to know?”
The receptionist smiled back, greeting her. “Hello, welcome to Lhavit and to Bharani Library.” She was pale with very light hair, matching her clothes. She seemed somehow tired, although Mauriel couldn’t make out whether that was just what she looked like or whether she was actually exhausted from work. “I’m Silvya Toha, a receptionist here. You should know that people in white are Seekers, or at least that all Seekers wear white, so should you need any help you can approach one of them, or me. The Library is free for all, but it’s highly encouraged to approach the scribe who’s on duty, who’ll be seated there,” she pointed subtly, “and share any stories, knowledge, or items that have been through a lot that you might have. It’s a way of giving back to the Library for the services you use. As for flying, there are no hard rules, we’ll definitely look at the context, but I would discourage you from doing so in fear that some shelf may fall over, or at least dusts and sheets of paper might start flying around. At the very least, you may encourage others who would be less careful doing so. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.”
She didn’t seem very sorry at all, but Mauriel was still happy to be granted access to such a place, however cumbersome it may be. She made a mental note to start visiting when she had nights off or worked day shifts, though, as it was no small bother to browse the shelves like this.
“May I assist you with anything else?” the receptionist asked.
“Yeah, actually, I was looking for some astronomy books. And some brief history of Lhavit as well, something suitable for somebody new to the city to learn the basics.”
“Anything in particular when it comes to astronomy?”
“Uh, let’s see… Perhaps something on different types of celestial bodies, some more recent sky charts, something on contemporary equipment… I’ll save spherical coordinates for when I have a grasp of basic math,” she chuckled nervously. The woman nodded, and called one of the Seekers, directing him to bring certain books. Mauriel wondered if it was weird that she knew so much about astronomy without really knowing the particulars of it. It’s just that pieces of info scattered through her head were largely unconnected and useless, she had a grasp of what she once knew, but not so much of the particulars of that knowledge.
“I asked him to bring them for you, I figure it’s a bit of trouble with the tail. Feel free to sit, he’ll find you.”
“Oh! Thank you so much!” She smiled at the receptionist again, more sincerely this time, but was greeted with the same cold polite smile.
Not long after she sat down and pulled out some parchments, ink, and quill from her bag, the Seeker was back with her books. “Please be very careful with the ink around the books!”
“I will, no need to worry,” she reassured him, but he seemed to keep an eye on her as he went about his business.
And so she dug into the material.
Today was library day. She finally had enough going for her to buy some ink and parchment and was headed straight to Bharani Library. She was curious about so much! First of all, the sky has changed so much! She had some insight into its movements in Leth’s domain, but for some reason a lot of things seemed out of place or odd. Perhaps it was the perspective, or perhaps her old memories from past lives, but a refresher and some updates were in order. Second of all, she intended to ask more about Lhavit itself, its history and perhaps some of the stories surrounding the city.
She flew to Tenten peak, the Library towering over her despite her being in the air. She somehow felt the need to fly lower, as if what she did challenged the structure otherwise. She didn’t know why she felt intimidated by the large building, but there was some sense of respectability about its steep spires and graceful curves, and she couldn’t shake the feeling of something from beyond being contained in the beauty of the building. Whatever beyond was, beyond creatures like her. In the thick fog, the building just seemed vaguely ominous in its grandiosity.
She got to the door and sighed at the prospect of crawling around such a large building. She wondered if flying would be okay. She entered and approached the receptionist with a polite smile.
“Hello,” she said, “I’m new here, in the city in general. I was wondering if I’d be permitted to fly and also anything else I ought to know?”
The receptionist smiled back, greeting her. “Hello, welcome to Lhavit and to Bharani Library.” She was pale with very light hair, matching her clothes. She seemed somehow tired, although Mauriel couldn’t make out whether that was just what she looked like or whether she was actually exhausted from work. “I’m Silvya Toha, a receptionist here. You should know that people in white are Seekers, or at least that all Seekers wear white, so should you need any help you can approach one of them, or me. The Library is free for all, but it’s highly encouraged to approach the scribe who’s on duty, who’ll be seated there,” she pointed subtly, “and share any stories, knowledge, or items that have been through a lot that you might have. It’s a way of giving back to the Library for the services you use. As for flying, there are no hard rules, we’ll definitely look at the context, but I would discourage you from doing so in fear that some shelf may fall over, or at least dusts and sheets of paper might start flying around. At the very least, you may encourage others who would be less careful doing so. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.”
She didn’t seem very sorry at all, but Mauriel was still happy to be granted access to such a place, however cumbersome it may be. She made a mental note to start visiting when she had nights off or worked day shifts, though, as it was no small bother to browse the shelves like this.
“May I assist you with anything else?” the receptionist asked.
“Yeah, actually, I was looking for some astronomy books. And some brief history of Lhavit as well, something suitable for somebody new to the city to learn the basics.”
“Anything in particular when it comes to astronomy?”
“Uh, let’s see… Perhaps something on different types of celestial bodies, some more recent sky charts, something on contemporary equipment… I’ll save spherical coordinates for when I have a grasp of basic math,” she chuckled nervously. The woman nodded, and called one of the Seekers, directing him to bring certain books. Mauriel wondered if it was weird that she knew so much about astronomy without really knowing the particulars of it. It’s just that pieces of info scattered through her head were largely unconnected and useless, she had a grasp of what she once knew, but not so much of the particulars of that knowledge.
“I asked him to bring them for you, I figure it’s a bit of trouble with the tail. Feel free to sit, he’ll find you.”
“Oh! Thank you so much!” She smiled at the receptionist again, more sincerely this time, but was greeted with the same cold polite smile.
Not long after she sat down and pulled out some parchments, ink, and quill from her bag, the Seeker was back with her books. “Please be very careful with the ink around the books!”
“I will, no need to worry,” she reassured him, but he seemed to keep an eye on her as he went about his business.
And so she dug into the material.
