It was Blake!
Fisher sucked in a cold breath. Blake must have known about the situation here; he had dealt with the loose ends at Saint Nali all night and arrived at Nali Lake before morning.
The departure of the soldiers from Nali Lake was very likely the result of a deal between Dexter and Blake. Blake would not leave until he captured Moli, while Dexter, keeping silent on the matter, had withdrawn security from Nali Lake early, clearly not wanting to get involved.
He quickly pulled the pallid Xiayat towards the library as he ran, shouting at the floating Book Knight,
"Emhardt, how do I open the first layer of the hidden magic? Tell me how to operate the mechanism!"
"Oh, my God, it's terrifying. Let me think... Right! First head to the control room on the first floor!"
Running back to the hall, Fisher grabbed the magic paper he had carved and left on the table, then had Xiayat explain the situation to Moli and the others while he followed the floating Book Knight at a trot.
