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least he has a cloak...) are a stark contrast to his hair. Short, messy, and dark. His hair is black, but the kind of black that has blues and purples in it. It reminded you of raven feathers. He quietly closes the door, and you get a glimpse of something clutched to his chest. He looks around the library, then visibly relaxes. Could he not see you? He was maybe a foot away, so he should’ve noticed another person. Perhaps he had trouble seeing? But then, why would he be in the library? You reach out to grab him, but your hand goes through his shoulder. You stare at your hand, dumbfounded. Okay, so you can’t interact with him. Great. Might as well make the most of this, then. As he walks away, you start following him. Scary as this might be, curiosity got the best of you. Truly a researcher at heart.
As the man wandered, it became clear that he knew his way around. Picking up a candlestick, he pulls out a match and lights the candle. (Since when do people use actual fire in the library? There's a reason magical lanterns exist.) Despite being able to see, he lost a slipper quite a few times, but his navigation was spot-on. While this library lacked the maze you got lost in, it had many hallways and staircases. The man is going up. But nothing was up there, right...? Finally, he stopped after going up a set of stairs. It led nowhere but to a dead end of stone bricks. Unless there was a body or some wine back there,
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