Heartstone Snippet

Random slice of life scene. Takes place after book 4.

Thud.

Jack looked across his office where, in front of the unlit hearth, his toddlers dropped several tomes almost half their sizes on the floor. One of the books toppled a tower constructed from wooden blocks that rolled all across the carpet. Silvus grimaced at the mess in a way that reminded him too much of himself, before glaring at the book as if it were to blame for being so heavy.

Off to the side, a messenger who had arriv...