Anorkin's Warning

Anorkin returns to the room some time later (though I don't have a watch, it was longer than the ten minutes he told me he'd be. He sits down at his desk and leans over to look at me. I feel impossibly small and flinch away, though there's nowhere to go.

"I told your dragon-riding friend that you'd be staying here a while until you are fully recovered. I also made him swear himself and his fellows at the border post to secrecy regarding the reappearance of Lady Naomi. Too many of them saw you, though, so I expect at least some rumors to slip out. That suits my purposes fine, however. Now..."

He stands and removes the jar. I take deep breaths, as the air inside the jar was getting stale. Before I can react, he picks me up again, bringing me close to his face. "Keep in mind that I can make you this small whenever I wish." He booms. "Do not defy me! Do you understand?" I nod, managing to speak a barely audible "yes."

Anorkin puts me down on the floor, and with a wave of his hand, returns me to my original size. "Have a seat."he says calmly, but makes clear that it's not a request. After I'm seated, he removes a dusty tome from his bookshelf. "Here, your first task will be to read this." With that, he leaves the room. I stare down at the book in my hands.

1. A Brief History of Doria
2. Harnessing Magical Energy: The Basics
3. The Four Heroes. A brief glance at the opening paragraph reveals it to be about four heroes who saved Doria during a time of great peril, one of whom was Naomi.

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