"No, the works for the general student body would not be enough," Matron states. "We will need more…specialized information." They sigh. "We will need to access Lady Rastan's private collection."
A silence falls over your group, somber and serious.
"You want us to break into Lady Rastan's office?" Sonia says. "Are you joking?"
"About the end of the world?" Matron asks. "Absolutely not. I would advise you to get the intelligence that we need as quickly as possible. We may have very little time." They shrug. "Of course, you could always try to find her, but the rest of the staff seem to have vanished, and the student body seems to be under some form of mind-control, so I cannot guarantee your success."
"You really think something could get control of Rastan?" Sonia asks, a trace of skepticism creeping into her voice. "She's the most powerful magic user I've ever seen."
"I couldn't say." Matron fixes Sonia with a steady gaze. "What I know is that she is not here now, when an incredible threat faces her school and the world beyond. Which suggests that she is either already trying to hold back the encroaching darkness, or that she is no longer in any position to do so. Either way, I need those books."
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