The Lady smiled as she closed the book, Mayan Curses, the Doing and Undoing, vol.1. Yes, she would be able to help the Explorer with his "slight inconvenience." Suddenly, she realized that not only had she missed tea, but it had grown dark while she read. Frowning, she heard the faint click, click of claws on the library floor. Something was moving through the stacks. Was it one of the library's Guardians? If so, The Lady wholeheartedly wished that she had remembered her library card. A more disturbing thought was that it may be Mittens playing his favorite game of Assassin Tag, which was rarely good for anyone involved. The Lady stood up slowly, picking up her repeating aether-powered tranquilizing pistol and waited. After all, everyone knew that the Auxiliary Library's Auxiliary Library, home of tombs arcane and imaginary, was the most dangerous of libraries.
Civility in Every Cup
