DAY 36: LIBRARY

Keman retreated to libraries almost instinctively. He liked books. Books were simpler to deal with, and they didn't change. No matter what, the ending always stayed the same. Even if it was a bad ending, that ending was still a constant. Constants were good. They didn't surprise him, didn't show up out of nowhere and throw everything off kilter.

This had.

His mother. They'd taken Alara and done horrible things to her. Made her forget, fed her lies. He wouldn't wish it on anyone, not even Myre. And that was what would happen to him, too, if he wasn't careful. He'd lose himself completely. He was already slipping, already more halfblood than dragon. How long before halfblood turned to human, and Keman became Calvin?

At any rate, he needed to tell Shana everything that had happened. Alara was her mother, too. Keman left a note for his sister on the board, letting her know where he'd be, and then pulled the largest book he could find off the shelf: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. It looked to be a massive collection of plays and poetry. Good. Opening it to a random page, he settled down and began to read.

[for Shana (and Valyn and Shadow?)]

[identity profile] hamenleai.livejournal.com 2008-11-04 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Shana was staring down at her hands, now clutched tightly in her lap, her face hidden by the long fall of copper curls. Her thoughts were in chaos at the moment, emotions churning in her so fast, she couldn't even figure out which one she felt the most strongly. Hurt, sorry, anger, betrayal...

"I hate this place," she whispered, her voice thick with emotion as she clenched her eyes shut.