[School Library—]
Sky sat in the far corner of the library, his chair tilted back just slightly, one hand idly turning the corner of a page he was reading. The soft amber light from the tall glass windows bathed everything in a sleepy glow. The shelves rose like pillars around him, tall and shadowed, whispering secrets from ages past.
The place was nearly empty. The faint hum of ceiling fans and the occasional flutter of paper gave the quiet its rhythm. It was the only place Sky knew where the world felt slow enough to think.
He wasn't sure what was going on in his head.
He was staring into space when the door creaked open. His head turned almost by instinct— and his pulse jumped.
Valkyrie stepped in.
