The bowels of Magaravia
Author: Ashdenroth
last update2024-12-01 22:44:06
While Tanya and the others were busy hatching a clever plan to trap Esmeralda, Ezra had found his way back to his mansion.

Although the thought of heading straight into the royal dungeons was tempting, Ezra knew it was better to be prepared before heading into the dark underground chambers.

Ezra used the spare key to unlock the main door and enter the mansion. Patrick had already left, making it easy for Ezra to conduct his experiments in peace.

The first thing Ezra did was head to the mansion’s private library. There were over two hundred books stacked neatly across the fifteen shelves, and they covered a wide range of topics, including history, geography as well as monster hunting.

Ezra turned up the magic lamps and slid the glass panel aside to access some of the older books bound in red leather. Among them, he soon came across the one he was searching for.

It was a book titled, ‘A Brief History of Magaravia: The Royal Palace (vol 2)’.

“Let’s see what we have here.”

Ezra made his w
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