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FROM: Head Seeker M. Lewis
TO: Senior Librarian R. Adamson
TOPIC: The Nameless One

As I suspected, we've come too late. The jailors found him first, and they took the body. Gave one hell of a fight to us as well. Not a big surprise, with their eyes everywhere they probably found out about the hotel staff's behavior and came to check.

Speaking of that, you were right about the charms. Even though he's dead, his ability still remained intact for some time. It completely overtook those people's heads. I saw them jumping in front of the jailors' guns and trying to strangle them with bare hands just to protect what was left of him. I guess the legends didn't lie, the Nameless One actually possessed tremendous power.

I'm still not sure what exactly happened there. Maybe he was attacked by someone and used his powers for protection, or it was due to natural causes and he's attempted to call for help in this way, since no one would approach him otherwise. In any case, now the charms have dissipated and we know that it's all over. Whatever was the cause of his death, now he's gone. Tell others that they can sleep peacefully from now on, that thief won't be coming back.

FROM: Senior Librarian R. Adamson
TO: Head Seeker M. Lewis
TOPIC: re: The Nameless One

Thank you, I know it was a challenging task, but the matter was too important to just ignore it. I'm glad you got the confirmation. It would be torture to not know what happened, and once the jailors would get their hands on the body, we would never see him again.

If I'm being honest, I was still hoping that someday we will make peace and move past those horrible times. Wasn't meant to be, I suppose. It's sad that we did not have a chance to learn more about his reasoning for the terrible things he did, too. Remembering the horrors he once led into our halls still sends a shiver down my spine. And yet, I still do not understand what prompted him to do so, to abandon everything he worked on and try to destroy what he himself helped to build. I wondered about that a lot. But now I do not think we will ever know the answer.

I will notify the archivists at once. Then I will spend a day or two collecting the ingredients for undoing our old spell. No reason to keep it on him anymore, since there is not much left of the Nameless One himself.

FROM: Head Seeker M. Lewis
TO: Senior Librarian R. Adamson
TOPIC: re: The Nameless One

Am I reading that right? You're going to lift the spell, to let his name appear on our books again? For god's sake, it was supposed to be his punishment. We shouldn't let it all slide as if nothing ever happened. So much was destroyed that day, so much knowledge lost forever, you remember it all yourself. His reasons don't matter at all. He still lied, stole, and killed regardless of them. What matters is that we can't have anything he took from us back.

His name needs to remain in the dark. He didn't deserve to have it back.

FROM: Senior Librarian R. Adamson
TO: Head Seeker M. Lewis
TOPIC: re: The Nameless One

I understand your rage, Miles, but we did not let him get away easily. He took a lot from us, and in turn, we took everything he ever had. He already stayed in the dark for decades, trying to crawl his way back to the level he was once on. Judging by what you told me earlier, he never really did.

You might have forgotten due to the spell, but prior to his treachery, he was one of the most treasured and skillful archivists we had. Even more than that, there was a time when I called him my friend. All in all, I would like to remember him as such.

There is no forgiveness for what he did, but there is no point in continuing all this either. He served his punishment, and it took his whole life to do so. He cannot inflict any harm now. It's time to let go.