Chapter 69

The Gatehouse library had always reminded Nathan of a set for Masterpiece Theater. It was disorganized and often a mess, but had been built up over time with books taken right from the Veil, and some from the normal world that couldn’t be found anywhere else. There was an honor system in place that books were not to leave the Gatehouse unless lent out by Alex herself.

Nathan found Sasha sitting on the floor amidst a small shelf that had toppled over, littering books on the carpet that Sasha was carefully retrieving, inspecting, and then placing back on the shelf.

“Good Samaritan too? No wonder Alex likes you,” Nathan said.

Sasha looked up with a smile. “People always leave this place a mess. And I figured we need to research anyway. Seals sometimes leave clues for each other in these books about big hunts. I can talk to some of the people downstairs eventually too.”