Creative Writing: Tales Of Eldeor

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Time seemed endless that day, the sun in the sky never moved, or at least that's what it felt like. Shuffling through my satchel for a drink of water, I felt eyes on me from behind. I turned around quickly, all I could make out were books sitting orderly in shelves, and a few people browsing the categories. After taking a quick drink I headed off. "Tales of Ethrin Eldeor" that was the title I was searching for, even though the library was small, it housed over several thousand books in each of the three rooms open to the public. I spent the next hour searching for the book. It was hot, and the fans weren't doing their job and the heat was being trapped inside, the stone walls doing little to block out the sun's intense temperatures. As I was beginning to doubt myself and give up searching, an image caught my eye. It was embroidered on the binding of a book. …show more content…

The Dalkarian symbol composed of a small black dot at its center, thick arrows jutted in every direction from this small dot. It was a very recognizable symbol, one of many insignias told in bedtime stories. Beneath the seal was written in bold text: Ethrin Eldeor. This was it, the book I had been searching for. Despite the title missing the “Tales of,” this book would suffice. It might just be an older version of the newer copies. The newer ones looking less intimidation with lesser pages and a boring