"How long are you going to take?" he asked, his tone light yet laced with curiosity. Clearly, his presence was disturbing her, she couldn't focus with him here...
"Two hours," Amelia replied with a sigh. Her heart fluttered; she appreciated how Leon always seemed to understand her without needing many words.
This wasn't how she wanted things to be, but she knew she was a ticking bomb. She had to work quickly and leave before her physique began raging again.
That would be disastrous. With the limited time she had, she was determined to uncover all the scrolls and books her mother had written about the Frost Heart Physique, hidden in this secluded section of the library where no one else had access.
Leon closed his book with a quiet thud, having learned some basic aspects of this world that he had been ignorant of. While reading more would have been beneficial, Amelia needed some space right now.
