The Paladin's Shadow; Library Visit

Credits; Petra,

She had recognized it instantly.  Frankly, any Nielda would have known the face of a Chori-sada though.  They were one of the only creatures the Nielda would have actually reffered to as a monster.  Her mother had raised her on a rather different sort of story, so Petra had to admit that she didn't really know much about them.  That really only left one option, but she hated it. 

"Welcome to the Academy library, can I help you find something?"
"I want everything you have on Chori-Sada that is written for adults.  And could you bring them to my office?"
"You too?"
"What, did the hall monitors already request them all?"
"It was another teacher actually, Professor Alnutsrevn"
"Shad?  But he was still down at the.."  She stopped and corrected herself, no need to go spreading the story that the chief hall monitor was dead so soon.  "..The..place...the place we were at, together."  She paused as she realized how suspicious that sounded, albeit implying a rather different sort of circumstance.  "Coffee!  We were just in town...getting coffee.  An-and talking about classes..like we always do, we always talk about class..just class."  It almost felt like someone was laughing at her pathetic excuses.  Why couldn't she just calm down?
"Ok. Sure. Right, Hope you two enjoyed your coffee then."
"We did! It was great coffee!"
"Uhm, sure. Well I can assure you that he was just in here and he picked up every bestiary, historic account, and half-eaten journal entry on the subject.  Since the two of you seem to, erm..Know each other, maybe you could ask to borrow them."
"Ok."
"I bet that he'd be happy to lend you a few of the books for some 'Coffee'."
"Its not like that!"
"Of course, I mean, if you say so."
"We're just friends."
"Right.  Well, I'll notify you if anything becomes available anyways.  Good luck."
Petra felt like her ears were on fire and she could have sworn every passing student began giggling at her nearly crimson cheeks.  The cheek of that librarian, she ought to show a little bit of respect for a teacher. 
Even if she had tottally blown it and it really had sounded like..that. 

God she hoped Shad wouldn't hear about this.