Trust in the flow of magiq!
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I had a million questions. Mr. Wallace just sat down and listened to me. He watched me pace his living room for about twenty minutes without a word in response. Finally, Iād run out of steam and was near tears. I sat down across from him and asked him how I was supposed to go on when everything was still so unfinished.
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Sorry, Iām writing and remembering at the same time. Trying to get through all of this, bear with meā¦
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Thatās okay. Take your time.
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He said I had too much of my fatherās blood in my veins. I couldnāt stop, even when the road had ended. He smiled, offered me tea, and said heād sit with me and listen as long as I wanted, but sadly there was nothing left to tell.
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Sounds a littleā¦ patronizing to me.
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But then, and I almost didnāt register it, when he stood to go to the kitchen he glanced over my shoulder, to the wall of books behind me. And then I saw him realise I saw him. He approached me, but I had already turned to the books and lifted up my fatherās walking stick.
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keep going, you got me on the edge of my seat here.
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Omg, was Orvin hiding one of the Lost Collection? 
Always had a feeling that guy wasnāt sharing all he knew about magiqā¦
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Take your time Deeds, deep breaths.
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Was there a part of the LC there?
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I donāt remember exactly what I thought, what I conjured, but I pulled a thousand books off the wall in a single heartbeat. All except one. A small leather journal that had been hidden behind the others. Weathered. Half-burned. It floated in the air in front of me. I could see almost invisible strings reaching from the book, to Mr. Wallace. The book heād glanced atā¦
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The book was tied to him? If he thought of it in that momentā¦
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I could feel the stick shaking, a crack appearing under the palm of my hand, the wood cutting into me. He snatched the book out of the air before I could.
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Woah 0_0
That sounds horribly grotesque.
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Wowā¦ Iām actually extremely surprised by this.
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He held it to his chest. He had tears in his eyes. He said, āHe made me promise to burn it. And I tried. It was the one promise I made him that I couldnāt keep. And to give it to you now is the second.ā
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I asked him what it was.
He said it was the true ending of The Monarch Papers.
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No wayā¦ Heās had it this entire time?!? My brain 
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Pffffffftttt (thatās a spit take sound effect becuase I actually have water with me at the moment)
WHAT!?
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