Chapter 15: Testing, Part 2
Smiling, the man nodded his head back the direction from which he had come. "If you'll come along, we shall begin the testing." He led them down the stone walkway to where it fanned out to a large work area, headed for the center of three enormous tables, each of them piled with books, papers, charts, slate and chalk, chests, candles, boxes, and jars of incense.
Something nagged at Raffé as he looked it all over, though he could not say what. He stared at the bookshelves against the back wall, frowning as he tried to puzzle out what bothered him.
"Is something wrong?" Leifsson asked.
Raffé shook his head, opened his mouth to apologizeand his gaze landed on the bare stone wall behind Leifsson, the puzzle pieces falling neatly into place. "The hall isn't right."
"What do you mean?" Håkon asked, though from the way his mouth tipped up at one corner, the quirked brow Raffé wondered if he was being tested.