The Library was naturally the first place that Alexis went, and found that the room was nearly untouched by time, and undamaged, except for one large brazier in the middle of the room, where a number of books had been burned before the door was locked.
The effect had actually preserved the library itself, as it had kept the initial moisture out of the room, and the windowless Library was sealed against the elements.
She could feel that there was also magic in place over the room, but Alexis couldn't tell what sort of spell it might have been.
All that mattered was that the books were alright.
A quick examination of gaps in shelves and a few unburnt portions of the books in the brazier revealed that it was the household bookkeeping for the most recent years before the war.
Whoever had set the fire had been destroying anything that could be used as a content listing by thieves, or evidence of assets and income by enemy Nobles who might put survivors on trial.
