LXXVI

Elisia already knew the answer to her question even before she had asked them. Of course, what they had was never enough, but they had no choice.

"No," Ivrea said. "But, I don't want to get caught." Ivrea must have sensed the anxiety in her. She also did not want to find herself standing before her mother in this room.

Quickly, both returned the book where they took it, grabbed their notes, and shoved it back in their bags. Elisia stared at her friend, who was visibly shaking, nodding her head, signaling it was time to get out of there.

Then, with her quick chanting spells, the door opened, allowing them to return to the other more spacious room. But her apprehension increased hearing noises coming from the other side.

"Come on. I think someone is about to enter the room." Elisia quickly pulled her friend to the wall with the secret passage. By chanting another spell, the door opened.