GEMMA
The librarian glanced at the chest again, mumbling before he turned and left me alone. But, his warnings stuck in my head. Was the knowledge in these books that risky?
I crouched and gathered the books out, putting the chest back into its hiding spot and covering it up. There was no need to leave it out and let someone else find out about it.
I walked over to the desk and opened the book at the top of the pile. It was mostly in an unknown language. I could read some parts but most of the important detail was surely in this language.
I was going to need help. I took the books with me and despite the librarian insisting that I leave them in the library, I took them. This was a matter of life and death.
Going over to George's study, I arranged the books on the reading table. Since
