Chapter 12 Unlikely Alliances

• The castle's head librarian had always struck me as more scholar than warrior, but Master Dorian's intelligence suggested that Matthias Greywind possessed both extensive knowledge of ancient magics and personal reasons to oppose the cult's activities. Finding him required a visit to the deep archives,
• where few people ventured and conversations could be held without fear of eavesdropping.
• I found him exactly where expected—surrounded by towers of ancient texts, his grey hair wild from running his hands through it, his clothes bearing the dust of centuries-old knowledge. But when he looked up at my approach, his eyes held the sharp intelligence of someone who understood exactly how dangerous the information he guarded could be.