After eating and drinking their fill, and having taken a bath, it was already midnight. Margaret lay on the bed, flipping through a half-torn book of black magic. The preface and theoretical overview were missing, leaving only a few pages of irrelevant text, barely concealing the unlocked magic runes.
Originally, Margaret had torn the book at the Tower of Sacrificial Light for the sake of portability. But now, the pages that couldn't be turned seemed especially mysterious and enticing. Margaret pinched the corners several times, confirming there were 20 pages left.
This meant there were at most 20 types of black magic yet to be unlocked.
"Twenty types, huh..." Margaret sighed quietly. "If only I could have learned them sooner."
