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Oh I can imagine this scene so clearly! When Felix says he can't let Sage teach me his bad habits in magic and gives me that great book with a perfect detailed map of Astraea. I thank him and go. And I've allmost left when I finally decide to be brave. So I turn back and look at Felix for few horribly embarrassing seconds managing to word it. And Felix never rushes me though he looks intrigued.
"Is there may be also some book about... Or probably not a book but some unit, may be some topic in some encyclopedia..." I feel my face begining to burn. I wish I never started it.
"...About?.." I hear Felix asking me softly, reassuringly. I raise my eyes at him only to find he's not smiling at all, he never ment to laugh at me. He looks rather concern in fact. "What do you want to learn about... first?" Now Felix smirks friendly. "I'm sure you have plenty of questions. I can't even imagine how very curious I'd been exploring a whole new realm!.." His smile becomes dreamy. "I guess I'd spent a year or two in a library if I'd manage to find one..." Felix cuts himself with light apologetic expression. "Feel free to ask me everything concerning books, I'll gladly help you. So what subject is it for now?"
Encouraged and cornered at the same time I finally manage to say quickly in a low voice: "Ilephta. I'd like to read about ilephta."
I see his smirk growing wider. Felix nods knowingly. "Sure. Here you are." He leads me to a bookshelf this time and picks out several bookspines. "Well... this is probably too abstruse for the first introduction to the topic... This one is good for sure. This is way too pop but still worth a look..."
"This one was my favourite, it has excellent illustrations." Anisa appears from behind me soft half smile on her face. The book in her hand looks rather old and it seems like somebody repaired its cover carefully. I take it greatfully and begin to thank when she hastily squeezes my hand and winks. "We won't tell him," Anisa says in a low voice, "nor I, neither Felix".