Another plan

The smell of the burning body overpowered the musty smell of books. If not for the barrier that the master placed inside the room, the smell would have reached the people outside. Once the body was thoroughly burnt, he restored the entire room into its original state before he went out.

Cygnus pushed the door open only to be met by two frowning people. He grinned and shrugged his shoulders because he took too long inside the library. "Thank you for your patience," was his only statement after making them wait for over three hours.

"You were supposed to finish an hour and a half ago," Aberleign pointed out with his frown deepening. "If not for the king's generosity, the royal guards would have dragged you out."

"I really apologize."  He still said even though he was not really apologetic. "I was really engrossed and amazed with all the books inside so I didn't notice how the time had passed already."