Soomin nodded her head, her eyes unreadable even under the light of day.
"Master Jaha gave me permission to retrieve three volumes from the higher floors," she said, tapping the case. "Books on the Ten Great Demonic Art Secret Texts. Please study them well."
Wooyun blinked, then looked at her with more weight in his gaze. "You got those? I didn't think he'd—why would he give those to me?"
She shrugged. "I'm simply doing as I'm told." She said though she knew fully well why Jaha had given her the permission to take them out. It was because he wanted her to.
He held the case for a moment in silence, then nodded slowly. "Thank you. Really."
He could tell how important these books were and how precious this gift was. He couldn't help thinking of Baek Junghwa. This was exactly the kind of thing he would do—at least for Han Seo-yoon. He stood across from her, a strange warmth pooling in his chest yet there was a subtle prick there as well.
