The sound of the rip echoed through the corridor, and we both lost our balance and fell down, staring down at the book stretched between us, or rather, the two halves of it. The leather binding had split clean, the pages ragged and fluttering, and even though my half still pulsed faintly with that strange glow, Serenya's half sat dark and heavy in her grip.For a moment, neither of us spoke. My chest rose and fell asleep I breathed heavily with shock and effort, like I'd just run a marathon."Well," I said finally, face-palming, "Congratu-fucking-lations, librarian. We just broke your precious antique, I hope you're happy!"Serenya's mouth pressed thin, equal parts anger and fear. Her fingers clutched her half of the book so tightly that her knuckles went white. "Do you have any idea what you've done?""You mean what we've done, because you're not blaming this on me too, are you?""This isn't a joke, Iris." Her eyes flashed with frustration, "That book was bound in sacred rites, ever
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