garrattj

Five-Minute fiction - 22:09-22:14

Caspen pulled the book down from the shelf and blew what seemed like more than a century of dust from its cover.

Which one is that? Thanus said from behind the already immense stack of books he held balanced in front of him. Because if its a big one, put it back.

I can not actually recall the last time a Servant spoke back to me, Caspen said turning to face the youth. With a grin he dropped the book on the top of the stack. Its quite refreshing, actually.

I am glad that I can be of service, I am curious, however, as to what it is you are looking for?

The boy was right. He was surprisingly adept at detecting the hidden thread that eluded so many others. The Servants had long ago given up trying to maintain the library. They still cared for it, in some way, they had not destroyed any of the books out of hand, rather they had left them to age and rot, and be eaten by rats locked away in the ancient library. It had been a marvel the first time Caspen had seen it. An enormous collection of volumes on every manner of subjects