Sabine did not say a word. She simply nodded and approached the door with her hand extended. She did her best to detect any traps or surveillance on the door, which revealed the first oddity; that it was not even locked. No wards were present, nothing to bar it or cause an alarm. Sabine looked hesitantly back at Ahnasha and back to the door. She could not stop here.

From an almost empty bag around her shoulder, Sabine withdrew a small potion and downed it. An image of the space behind her poured over her head and quickly down to her toes, rendering her invisible. The door then swung open with uncanny silence.

The next clues within the room brought Sabine to a dumbfounded standstill. She tried looking around at the corners and under the bed. Meesei was nowhere to be seen and the place was a mess. The strange shape in the fireplace was quickly noticed, however. Sabine knew she did not have much time before her potion wore off, so she improvised. She took up the tongs for adjusting logs and carefully drew out the book. The sliding sound coupled with the way sparks danced off the disturbed fuel ruined all notion of immediate stealth, though that did not appear to be a problem anymore.

Once it was out of the fire, Sabine quickly brushed off the book on the floor, being careful not to burn her hands. She wasted no time in stuffing it into her shoulder bag, dropping the tongs, and making her way outside, not even bothering to close the door.

Ahnasha could only detect Sabine's approach once her visible form appeared a short distance in front of her while she was walking. Sabine had a worried look. She addressed everyone. "I have it, but something is wrong. Meesei is not there. She left the book in the fire, but it is not burned. And..." She peeked over her shoulder to the still open door. "...She has thrown her belongings around."