Memory 5
I turned around and around to be able to see everything the monstrous library had to offer. Tall shelves as high as some building stacked with books, scrolls and small jars with animals I couldn't identify. And the librarians themselves were a sight to behold. I have never seen so many different creatures in one place, except in the city but the library is a part of Bibliopolis so it's not a surprise there are strange folks everywhere.
They may look odd but they were harmless, just a bunch of busy book and knowledge loving people running around the place doing their job.
"Please, could you give us a copy of The Epic of Labar," spoke Jane to a woman whose human torso was connected to a snake's tail. The naga nodded and slithered away. After some time a centaur galloped to us with a few scrolls. I took one and began to read it. "I have never heard about such story," I said looking up from the scroll.
"Remember the empty place where the forgotten story used to be?" I nodded thoughtfully remembering the spot of barren land with nothing but an old battered sign pole. "This is the original text," nodded Charlotte. "The scroll it was written on was destroyed a long time ago and the people that knew about the story died without passing it to someone else," sighed Jane. "All that is left is the name of the story the archeologists were able to recover. Everything else, however, is lost forever," added Charlotte.
"That's sad," I whispered watching the scroll but thinking not reading it. "Yes, it is," I heard the answer of one of my mentors. Then I looked up once more: "Then I can write it again or tell someone to write it as a new story." Charlotte put a soothing hand on my shoulder: "It wouldn't be the same story anymore. Once a story fades, it can't be revived no matter what."
Author's note: Another memory before we get to the next 'Day' part. Some chapters are harder to write than others but I will finish this fic even if I have to write it for ten years. However this memory is important for the worldbuilding, it's not an unnecessary filler.
