Chapter 40: Taking on demonesses

The moment the door Pushed open, Rose felt a firm grip on her waist. Before she could react, Varythos had her, and in a blink, they vanished.

A pack of guards poured into the library, weapons drawn, eyes scanning for any sign of intruders. Instead, they found... nothing. Just shelves of books and an eerie silence that seemed far too suspicious.

"I thought the warding seal was disrupted?" one guard blurted out, his voice hesitant.

The others turned to him in unison, their expressions dripping with judgment.

"You thought?" another guard sneered. "You thinking is the real problem here."

Before the poor soul could defend himself, heavy footsteps echoed through the library. Kyren strode in, his expression sharp as a blade, cutting through the tension in the room. The guards stiffened, stepping aside as he approached the pedestal where the book rested.