The young man nodded respectfully before turning around and leaving the library, while Osborne remained rooted to the same spot for several seconds.
The moment the door closed behind the young man, Osborne slowly turned around.
His gaze dropped to the ancient scroll still clutched tightly in his hand, and an indescribable heaviness settled over his chest.
With the scroll in his hand, he walked toward the end of the library and settled down on one of the seats.
However, even after sitting down, his restless mind simply refused to calm down.
The silence surrounding him only seemed to make his thoughts louder.
As though he had not already read the contents several times, Osborne carefully opened the scroll again and began going through it from the beginning.
This time, he read much more slowly, carefully analyzing every single word before him as though he were desperately searching for another interpretation.
