Backlund, Hillston District, Morning Dawn Library. Sno sat by the window on the second floor, quietly reading the Rochard Collection in the autumn sunlight, which carried a faint warmth.
To avoid the nonsense his predecessor had pulled, he had to understand exactly what nonsense that predecessor had pulled.
Yet as he looked through those familiar short-story titles, the corner of his mouth still twitched involuntarily.
Just then, a young man slowly sat down in the chair behind him, leaving them back-to-back. At the same time, a voice reached him.
"This time, there are three types of Characteristics delivered: Notary, Wind-blessed, and Scribe. In addition, the Queen instructed us that if necessary, we may fully support your actions. Please do not hesitate to tell us anything you need."
The young man's tone was exceedingly respectful, because this was the first time since joining Dawn of Wisdom that he had heard Queen Mystic give such an order.
In fact, not only had he, a "newcomer" who had joined barely over a decade ago, never heard such an order from Queen Mystic, but neither had his teacher.
Upon hearing that there was a Wind-blessed Characteristic, Sno could not help but remark on Mr. Hangman's good luck. As a Beyonder Characteristic that had once been used to concoct a potion, divining it had a considerable chance of yielding a complete Potion Formula. Even if its former owner had also used Characteristics to concoct the potion, they could at least obtain the supplementary ingredients.
"Wind-blessed, then. Oh, right, I have a set of half-finished Extraordinary Items that need to absorb enough specific emotions before they can be completed. Two of them have yet to find suitable destinations. I think the sea would be a good choice."
After hearing Sno's words, the young man did not