At Sword and Roses University's Flower Hall.

Like Forest Hall, Flower Hall was built to satisfy students desiring to read among blooming petals. The five-story building featured exterior walls made of refractive prisms, allowing light from both the daytime and nighttime luminaries to filter in from all directions. Mornings brought the rising sun, noons brought the brilliant sun, afternoons brought warm sunlight, and nights offered moonlight.

No bookshelves were in sight anywhere in Flower Hall. Wherever someone looked, flowers predominated. Books remained buried beneath flower beds, requiring students to locate assigned blossoms by number. Pulling out a book caused the flower to transform into a protective cover. Returning the volume turned it back into a plant. Consequently, Flower Hall required no additional Miracles to protect its literary collection.

Unlike students lounging beneath trees to enjoy a leisurely and idyllic reading experience,...