Chapter 120: Connected, Part 6
Lighting the candles, which sputtered, wavered, and then finally held, he found a clear bit of table to set one of them on. Another quick look around with the additional light turned up two wall sconces. They were both dry and dust, a bit molded, but they both lit and banished most of the lingering shadows from the room. Håkon turned to Erzsébet and rested his hands on his hips. "Let us see if there is something to be found here. I have always found books to be promising."
"Or troubling," Erzsébet added quietly but went to the nearest shelf and poked at it. "I do not read, sir, past a handful of words I've memorized over time. I do not know how useful I will be in this search."