They continued their journey to the village and went in search of a library. The people frowned and murmured whenever they saw Danika, but they smiled and waved at Sally, who smiled and waved back.
Used to the animosity, Danika just bowed her head slightly to any elder she passed and continued her journey, anyway.
It took a long time before they could locate an old library downtown. They entered and walked to the counter. Sally talked with the library worker, got a card and paid the fee. Then they went through the shelves.
Danika went through each row of books with joy on her face. Tears prickled her eyes because the books reminded her of the life that once was hers.
Sally didn’t understand a thing about books and wasn’t really a lover of them, but it didn’t matter. She was used to m
