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Hugh stood in the library, gazing at the portraits of the kings and queens that had gone before him. Cleo stood watch over him with her silver gaze, swishing her glorious tail. His ever his watchful companion.
He pulled a tome off a nearby shelf and opened it, then smiled.
“A History of the Third Dynasty of Ellandria,” it read.
He raised his eyes to the sky. “Thank the Goddess!”
He returned his attention to the page. “Compiled by King Alister of the House of Pegasus”
Ah, the Animal Whispering twin with the wild wife, Hugh mused. It should be a tantalizing read.
He sat on a cushioned bench near one of the picture windows, a tinge of sadness in his chest.
The library was a treasure trove, one he could finally enjoy, and soon he would have to leave it, along with Cleo and everythin
