Ray quietly pushed the door open and pressed forward. Whoosh—the quilt blocking the doorway vanished. He pushed again until a gap wide enough for one person appeared. Slipping inside, he quickly shut the door behind him and placed the quilt back where it had been.

Silence.

He looked ahead. About ten meters away, a bonfire burned brightly, fed by all kinds of furniture—tables, chairs, cabinets. Massive piles of books were stacked nearby like small hills.

But what shocked him was the scene arou