Chapter 80: Amelia's Bond Formed
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The academy's main library was quiet, its tall shelves stacked with rows upon rows of books. The smell of paper and old ink hung in the air, and only the occasional sound of footsteps disturbed the silence.
Amelia stood in one of the back aisles, her eyes scanning the spines of the books. She had been here for nearly half an hour already, looking specifically for advanced alchemy texts that weren't usually assigned to first-year students. Her hands moved over the shelves as she checked one title after another. She sighed lightly, frustrated that the section was disorganized.
"Basic Elemental Transmutations," she muttered to herself as she pulled out one thick tome, flipping through the first pages. It wasn't what she wanted. She slid it back in and kept moving. Her focus was sharp, her posture strict, as if she was determined not to waste time.
