by Lilac Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:20 am
"I already know Assistant Veiller violated the library rules," Yoshi stated in a matter-of-fact tone. "And that he led you into the deeper chambers."
Theo scratched his head nervously and looked to the side.
"Please don't blame any of this on Miss Addington," he said. "I was the one who did it. I thought it'd be fun to give her a bit of a scare before we did any of the serious work and--"
"I know," Yoshi added, her eyes narrowing. "But the point us both of you as well as Officer Veiller saw things that the Prime Minister Crowe did not want anyone to see."
"The Expiate will not approve of this," Delilah said. "Aside from whatever happened at the Sky Garden, this form of secrecy especially considering the relationship of our two nations will not make His Highness happy."
Yoshi stared at Delilah, not at all fazed by her words.
"The Prime Minister intended to discuss this with His Highness not too long from now," Yoshi said. "We were keeping it under wraps to prevent it from falling into the hands of the wrong people as well as to survey the real threats."
"And then man we saw who tried to ATTACK the children?"
"He was not ours,"Yoshi said. "We saw him before and were trying to apprehend him with our senior librarians, but failed to. It was also why we had barred assistants from the lower levels."
Delilah's eyes only widened even more, not in the least able to believe at Yoshi's logic. Whatever the case, she withheld from bursting out. She exhaled.
"Let the children leave," she demanded. "They do not need to hear this, and if anything, should not be within the library's reach if it's been this dangerous all along."
Yoshi looked at Theo and Cassima.
"Fine," she said. "You two are suspended from duties for the week. However, know that you are forbidden to discuss what was learned here today. To make sure of that, we'll be keeping an eye on you. Now go."
***
Cassima and Theo would be led out the door, with not much to do. Theo's hands dug into his vest pockets.
"Well, that was a thing," he said. "Though now I'm suspecting that this may have to do with what Madame Cinq was interested in. What's your take on all this?"