Diary

"A lethal blow?"

This was what Kieran saw when he looked at the mummies after he removed the books.

One of the mummies had a dagger on its back and it was pointing at the other one, whose chest had collapsed.

Obviously the victim had managed to kill its killer before dying, and the lethal blow had been very powerful.

Not only had the killer had no place to dodge, but the killing blow had been so strong that it had caused the books to drop down on them, causing both the killer and the victim to be buried under them.

The two of them had not turned into mummies because of the books though.

"Did a magic circle cause this?"

Kieran had noticed a magic circle beneath one side of the bookshelf.

It was formed by two circles, and its effect seemed to have preserved the books well over time, repelling any vermin that could have destroyed them.