CHAPTER 99

"So what are we looking for, exactly?" Trish asks, running her hands along the spines of the old books.

When Philip had told me of the library, I immediately told the group to meet Connor and I there. I had expected a grand library, filled with people and books. I was surprised to find that the only occupants of the vast library were the books themselves.

Not a single soul lingered in the rows, nor was there anyone in charge of keeping them sorted.

"Anything that mentions the tigress." I say, and my voice echoes against the high ceiling.

There's some silence, and everyone looks through the books along the shelves. Maybe we should go to the library with archives of all the books that mention the tigress, but I prefer something I can hold in my hands. "I think I found something." I hear Lily say, just loud enough to echo around the room.

I walk towards her and see a set of volumes in front of her. "What are these?" I ask, lifting one up. Lily flips through one. "Well, I went to the arc