Jan 18, 2014
{intro - somewhat-righteous-wrongdoers}
Always with these inane missions. His current master was so incredibly fond of sending him out on pointless little tasks, and while Bartimaeus was certainly more than capable of fetching books from the library, it was more than a little demeaning. But dusty shelves were slightly preferable to the Shriveling Fire, so here he was.
....And of course the thing was missing from the shelf. Just fantastic. Time to complain to the librarian, maybe try and enlist their help in tracking down the inconsiderate ass who didn't replace it.
Or he could collide head on with someone as he came 'round the corner, the shaggy black locks of Nathaniel's guide blinding him. [Why did he never get a haircut?]
