Hidden Treasure

GAHRYE

It almost made him laugh how eager Kalle smelled at the idea of seeing him lift the trunk. Anima females enjoyed demonstrations of strength as well, but she seemed especially excited. He made a mental note to lift things around her more often.

Kalle realized, though, that her car would not fit the trunk—the name she gave to the large case the book had been held within. And Gahrye needed to get back to Elia.

They went back and forth about the best way forward, but Kalle wanted to dive into the histories, so they decided to choose one stack of books each and take those back to the Big House, then they would borrow a truck and return the following day for the rest.