"Everyone from Rabbit Hole, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Book Fairy."
"You've probably guessed who I am... I'm the observer of the Echo Library."
Book Fairy fluttered her transparent butterfly wings, rose lightly into the air, and landed atop the doorframe made of books. She settled there.
Her small, fair, tender bare feet swung gently.
Her emerald-green eyes studied the four before her with curiosity... Though should she call them four people?
She had already observed each of them from outside the glowing bubble, but looking down from above was quite different from seeing them face-to-face.
Take the Rabbit Hole Grand Commander, for instance. She looked even smaller than Book Fairy, yet her presence was the most aggressive of them all.
That sharp edge was something Book Fairy hadn't sensed from above.
Then there was Angel, standing beside the Rabbit Hole Grand Commander. Throughout the challenges, he had carried himself like a sage, passing every Book Sprite trial without a hitch. But standing before him now, Book Fairy found that the keen intelligence she'd expected to see was overshadowed by a deeper air of mystery.
That mystery held many things: a quiet detachment, an edge buried deep, an unshakable composure she couldn't see through, and a certainty that seemed to say he already knew everything.
"Intelligence" alone couldn't describe it. If Book Fairy had to sum it up, the only word she could think of was "powerful."
Not power that radiated outward, nor a fierce edge anyone could spot at a glance. He was like a deep pool hiding an entire sea of stars. No matter what problem he faced, not a trace of panic would enter his eyes. It felt as though, if he wanted to, he could always find a way out of any