Chapter 51

Summary

• The character Livira wakes from a dream, exits her room, and runs to Arpix's room, calling for him.
• They discuss a ghost-like event in which Livira was noticed by a boy from the past when she didn't think she could be seen. This revelation forces Livira to question her understanding of the experience.
• Later, Livira visits the ruins of a gate and encounters a guard, Jash Shuh, with whom she discusses the nature of knowledge. Jash suggests that knowledge is often overlooked until it is pointed out. The interaction leaves Livira feeling distraught and she heads off.
• Livira visits a woman named Salamonda and the pair talk about the pressing threat of an incoming army. Livira waits for a man named Yute at Salamonda's house. When he arrives, Yute shows Livira a ring that can project the contents of an entire library.
• Yute explains the historical significance and symbolic meaning of the library, emphasizing it as a constant battleground and a compromise.
• Livira then pushes the conversation away from the library and asks why the head librarian looks like Yute. He provides a vague answer, implying that they come from the same origin but not providing detail.
• In the final lines of the chapter, Livira abruptly reveals she kissed a sabber, or enemy, leaving Yute surprised.