章 100: This Sacred Space

Paula's eyes glimmered in excitement as she stared at the door that Earl St. Claire had closed after she had entered the room.

She had been waiting to enter this sacred space ever since she had come to this mansion following the noblewoman whom she served from the days of her youth.

Thinking of the woman, she recalled that she was allowed to enter this forbidden place only to serve her mistress.

Suppressing the bitter emotions in her heart, she turned around as her eyes took in the view of the room.

'Who knows whether I will ever be let inside this place after today.' She reckoned and took this chance to feast her eyes with the blessing that Asmodeus had bestowed on her.

The large bookshelves that took up an entire wall of the room were carved out of the sturdiest and most expensive blackwood that Amarthea could produce.