Locking the Inn-room door, Aria quickly moved a drawer in front of it. Barricading herself inside, she didn't want anyone to get in, especially Helga in case she'd already noticed that the book was gone and came looking for it at the Boartooth.
'Not like that small drawer will keep her out but it's better than nothing.' Aria thought, tossing the glowing red potion on the side of the bed before quickly unwrapping the cloth around the book. Revealed underneath the dusty cloth was a hardbound cover of dark metal. Decorated with engravings resembling skeletons, monsters, and even some angels around the top, the book had plenty of grooves that ran up and down.
However, what drew Aria's attention the most was a skull–much larger than the rest of the engraving at the very center of the book cover. Pulling everything up with its design gave the illusion of trying to escape the iron hardbound.
