#CHAPTER 135: Felix and Samuel

FELIX I stood in front of the Library of Magic, my body shaking at the proximity to so much power. I could feel it–the remnants of that magical flare. It was still humming in the ground, and despite the snow falling around me, I did not feel cold in the slightest. At last I was here, in the presence of all the magical knowledge in the world. Behind that stone door was the answer to all my questions, and maybe even what I needed to save Mila. All I needed to do was walk through. I took a deep breath and laid my hands on the door, studying the runes underneath it. They were old, maybe even older than Esmeralda. Whoever had written them was clearly a strong practitioner of magic. I wondered if the enchantress Esmeralda had told me about had etched them into the stone herself, a thousand years ago, sealing her secrets away in this mountain tomb. The library was dark, but as soon as I crossed the threshold, lanterns flared to life throughout the st