Inside on yellowed parchment is an illustrated map of the world covering two pages. The title "A Present for Luna" appears on the cover. Hand In A White Glove picks up another book and wipes the dust from its binding. Hand In A White Glove closes the book and places it on the table. ![]() – Over the ends of the Earth, to distant seas, once upon a time, there lived a vamp… Sorry, wrong book. On the page in black Gothic script, one letter at a time, appears: "Over the ends of the Earth, to distant seas, once upon a time, there lived a vampire." Zoom in: the British Isles Zoom in: red dot for the city of Oxford Zoom in: University of Oxford. A HAND IN A WHITE GLOVE places a burning candle in the candlestick and wipes the dust off a book’s cover revealing the title "Lunar Ring." Hand In A White Glove opens the book. A dozen ancient leather-bound books are stacked in two piles. ![]() Various items are laid out on the table: hourglass, skull, ink bottle, melted candle in a copper candlestick, scrolls. ![]() Moonlight illuminates a cloth-covered writing desk by the window. Bare tree branches knock against the window. Through an arched window a huge full moon is visible against scattered clouds. Light from candle flames spreads unevenly over floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Spacious, Gothic-style ancient library at dusk.
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