6
Hidekazu
Aihi summoned them at dawn. Hidekazu and Masanori found her on the third floor of the royal library, where she sat at a large glass table with a stack of books as high as she was tall and with a scroll stretched in front of her. Her eyes didn’t leave the parchment as the twins approached.
Hidekazu cracked a grin as he pulled out a chair and sat. “I’ve been waiting all month for this. Have you found anything?”
“You know the stories.” Aihi lengthened the scroll, and he glimpsed the faded ink of a dragon illustrated around the edges. “Must I explain everything to you?”
She balanced a duality of irritation and amusement in her voice. Meanwhile, Masanori joined them at the table, casting a concerned glance at the stacks of books. “I’m willing to bet I don’t know nearly as much a
