“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏

𝑷𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

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she , the information broker of ketterdam ,

⠀⠀⠀⠀𝖆𝖟𝖍𝖆 “ 𝐳𝐡𝐢 „ 𝖎𝖍𝖊𝖏𝖎𝖗𝖎𝖐𝖆

the lady of lies & truths .

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 who write & read.

the collector & keeper of the unofficial library

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[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

they don't partake in christmas , but there's a stack of just signed papers from the council on @greedserved's desk .

some of the ink has just dried .

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

* he shouldn't feel sorry either . there were some noisy 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘴 scurrying along .

the bookthieves have been taken care off , yes . they won't return for the next five weeks .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

( . . . not who he'd been trying to get a rise out of with this, but he's not feeling very sorry either. )

turns to face them, bracing himself against the crow's head with both hands. Azha. it's been a while. he assumes the rowdy book thieves have been taken care of?

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

arching an eyebrow .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

raps his cane against the wall panels —— 𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅𝒍𝒚.

[Ꮓoya (sh) @DrakonKoroleva]

❝Break his heart cruelly. I will gladly give our poor prince comfort, and I 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣.❞

◈ Zoya Nazyalensky, General of the Second Army
◈ Multiship, Bi, ships w Chem
◈ ShowVerse/BookVerse/Crack/Smut (18+)
◈ NSFW in DMs

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

an up turn of their lips is the reaction of hearing and seeing the pidgeon outside react that way .
their attention is brought back to dirtyhands .

another mug is produced from somewhere with the same strong liquid .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

a yelp, followed by a surprised exclamation and a string of curses, someone most likely angrily wielding their fist at the window right this second. Kaz remains unfazed, sips the satisfyingly strong coffee.

and they've just displayed 𝙩𝙬𝙤 of those reasons.

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

the contents of the cup are discarded through the windows onto whatever unfortunate patron is out underneath the window .

there's a reason they're everyone's favourite .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

a hand nudges the cup he'd been drinking from aside and closes around the porcelain of the mug they're passing over, bringing it up for a sip of the bitter brew.

leave it to 𝗞𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺'𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 to make everyone's morning a little brighter.

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

well , yes , because quite frankly , they always get their hands on good quality coffee , simply because , and so they're handing over a steaming hot mug coffee , it's strong .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

« takes it?

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

well the coffee issue can be fixed , with no trouble .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

« isn't as strong as he'd have liked.

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

you're welcome , dear .

[𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙹𝚘 𝚃𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 @daturameloxias]

I appreciate it so much

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

here you go darling .

[𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙹𝚘 𝚃𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 @daturameloxias]

Oh thank you!

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

oh the books itself aren't worth that much , the information those ( contain ) are worth much more .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

the dreaded 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 stop at nothing, do they?

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

ah , well that is bound to get interesting .

[Ꮓoya (sh) @DrakonKoroleva]

Oh lovely.

Looks like she is going to be taking a trip to Ketterdam for a meeting with the Merchant Council.

Sigh.

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

they're sorting through their private collection . so far a total of four books are unaccounted for . which so happen to be quite rare .

[ً @holyaches]

we are like fellow criminals， fearing one another. (the murdered thing is love.)

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

oh of course darling , come i have plenty of those books for your friend -!

[𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙹𝚘 𝚃𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 @daturameloxias]

Do you happen to know where I can get a book on beginning to read?

…it’s for a friend.

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

well , in that case , is there anything i could do for you ?

[𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙹𝚘 𝚃𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 @daturameloxias]

I um… not entirely

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

is something the matter , dear ?

[𝙳𝚘𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚢 𝙹𝚘 𝚃𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛 @daturameloxias]

Staring

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

as he shouldn't .

it was and still is a very good way of spending time . the process of seeing how it progresses .

it's meant to be something entirely different and new . not like brandy or schnaps or whatsoever .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

he doesn't have a single doubt about that.

a glance in their direction —— this must've been a 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 dear hobby of theirs it they're getting so nostalgic. what is it supposed to be? homemade brandy? schnaps?

[“ 𝐀𝖟𝖍𝖆 „ ↛𝑇𝒉𝒆 𝐿𝒊𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 @librowaard]

oh they're sure some will shock ( even ) the infamous dirtyhands .

a smile as the scent of the drink reaches them . ah , this one was and still is her favourite . it was already strong before it got stored away .

[𝕯𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒. @greedserved]

each one more 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 and horrifying than the last, he's sure.

the bottle is tipped, spilling the liquid into two glass rummers already on the table, nearly causing his own to overflow —— it's bound to be strong, just what he 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔.