Role

Chapter 3

Aesrii found her sole escape in the books her mother would buy for her.
She was a bright girl and could lose herself in the stories for days. Her
mother was eager to have a quiet house and would eagerly buy her daughter
every book she could find. The small library in their house grew as the
two found a semblance of peace with each other.

As Aesrii grew older and learned more from her reading, she began to
realize that her situation was not normal. Her mother did not work yet
they lived in a modest home and lacked for nothing. She knew that her
mother must have a savings of some size to keep them so comfortable and
begun to worry that her books would be the end of their comfort.

She had to know how large the savings were but knew her mom would dismiss
her as a young woman. She waited until the next time her mother went
shopping and quickly began searching through her mother's room. It took
some time, but she finally found the false back in the largest drawer in
her dresser. A mass of jewels and gold coins were amassed there.