The Book Keeper
by TimeAndLife21
Stephen couldn't help but wonder about the threat that Wong had just given him. Until a feminine voice spoke out.
"Wong...I think you missed something."
Wong straightened up and turned around. Stephen leaned over a little bit to see a young woman with dark brown hair pulled up into a bun. She had bangs and hair that framed her face with precision. She had on thin grey glasses and was putting an ancient book away. When she turned around again, he noted that she was wearing emerald robes with silver bordering. She walked over to where Wong was and saw that she was a small little thing. She reached probably his collarbones if she stood next to him. Her face was pale and delicate as the rest of her body. She was a wisp of a thing as if a breeze could blow her away.
"Anaiah." Wong spoke.
When she spoke again, Stephen could detect a British accent.
"If I wasn't in the Dragon's Triangle dealing with some disturbances there, this would never have happened. The only other person that Kaecillius could take on besides The Ancient One, would be me." She sneered showing white teeth.
Stephen noticed that her eyes briefly glowed an eerie dark green color before it stopped glowing and reverted back to a chocolate brown.
"Do not blame yourself Anaiah." Wong spoke gently. "You know that before Kaecillius had left, he had given you a chance to follow him."
She scoffed.
"I would never follow him. The Ancient one has done so much for me. I would never betray her even if I breathed my last breath." She said sighing.
"If anything, I would have managed to stop him in his tracks. Anyways, what's this about stealing books and making sure someone wouldn't get out alive before they reached the front doors?" She smirked, the tension gone from the room.
"I was just making sure that Mister Strange-" Wong was interrupted.
"Doctor...Strange. It's Doctor." Stephen said correcting Wong.
"That he understands that consequences for stealing books from this place." Wong continued.
She turned to see him and he was startled by how intense her eyes were. They looked like a calm before the storm.
"I see. Well then...Doctor Strangeā¦" She spoke, he was thankful that she used the correct address, "please understand that the books you borrow are returned to its rightful place, but anything beyond this desk, you must come to either myself or Wong. We will be happy to assist you in anything." She briefly looked down to his scarred hands and nodded.
"Now if you'll excuse me, I must finish placing some of the other books away. Don't make any trouble for me please." She spoke before turning around and walking away.
"What an interesting woman." He thought.
"Ah, I see you met the Book Keeper." Mordu chuckled.
Stephen was trying to focus on the book that was in front of him, but the woman in the Library was stuck in his mind.
"If that her official title?" Stephen asked.
"Yes. Anaiah is one of the Ancient One's 'Guard' so to speak. She came here when she was just a child, just 9 years old, the Ancient one took her in." Mordu spoke.
"9 years old?" Stephen raised an eyebrow.
"Yes. She was a dirty little thing when she arrived. Thin and starving, and was desperate for anything for shelter and food. The Ancient One took her in without question. And she grew to be one of the strongest Sorceresses far from the Ancient One's power, she is one of the best here." Mordu smiled gently.
"You seem to like her." Stephen pointed out.
Mordu blushed only a little.
"Ah, Anaiah isn't really my type. She is like an annoying little sister to me." He deflected.
Stephen wasn't so sure of that. Given the fact that Mordu seemed to like this Book Keeper.
"But she is a bit strange." Stephen spoke.
"She is in a sense. She is more in tune with the Magical Arts then some of us. As a result of her training since she was small." Mordu spoke.
"A child sorceress?" Stephen pointed out.
"Not necessarily. The Ancient One waited until she was older to be in the Guard. But she was also given the job of Book Keeping as well." He shrugged.
"Seems like the Ancient One likes favoritism." Stephen muttered.
"Don't insult the Ancient One's choices. Anaiah is a great ally to all of us. If you can get along with her, you may go far." Mordu spoke before he left the room, leaving Stephen to his thoughts.
Maybe he could give the Book Keeper another visit.
TAL21: The Doctor Strange movie was AMAZING! I was probably tripping balls when it came to some scenes, but other than that, I loved it so damn much! I have always been a big fan of Doctor Strange, that when they announced the movie, I legit cried. Cumberbach did an amazing job of acting (though, his American accent slightly threw me for a loop as I'm used to his Sherlock tendencies) and I have to admit, the Cloak was awesome as well. I was not disappointed when I went to see the movie. Now it would seem to be that the timeline for Doctor Strange is Between Iron Man 2 and Civil War. At least that's what I have seen and have come to a conclusion. So Until I can get the movie that will be coming out next February (I WANT THE MOVIE NOW!) I'll be basically going through the notions of the passing of time of Strange's time in Kammar-taj (I hope i spelled that correctly). If anything, I'll be doing a whole reboot of this story, once i get the movie on DVD. Otherwise, These will be drabbles (of some sort) that are not in chronological order. So don't get confused if something seems out of place. Also, while i did like the chemistry between Stephen and Christine, In the end, he let her go. At least that is how I see it. Thus, this is a Stephen x OC story/drabbles. But It will get there eventually. XD So, here we go peeps! :D See you in the next chapter!
Question time!: The Doctor Strange movie was awesome! I loved it all! So what were your impressions on the movie and what are your favorite parts of it? What would you like to see in this story/drabble fic?
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