The librarian couldn’t bear to look at the corpse on the floor again. She shielded her eyes, and Reid placed one hand on her shoulder and sent her to me.
We sat down together on a couch in a small sitting area nearby. Silas and Reid were speaking quietly. I could’ve honed into their conversation and eavesdropped, but I didn’t.
The librarian told me her name was Catherine while we waited. She began to explain what exactly happened, but I stopped her and politely suggested we wait for Reid. She nodded in agreement, and we didn’t have much to say to each other after that. It was clear she was quite upset by her discovery, but she was handling herself well.
A doctor by the name of Lyle arrived promptly, and it didn’t take long before he zipped the deceased into a black body bag, and remove
