[ the book sails through the air of the quiet library and lands with a loud thunk against the ground - the librarian's hiss rises to a shriek as it turns towards the noise. This startles the woman and the boy, who had their backs to these approaching newcomers.
They both seem surprised to see these two - probably as surprised as Mathis and Ashlyn are. They're in rags as well, barefoot and clearly have been digging around this alcove for a while, trying to find something important. Papers are across a desk, and the cabinet is almost wiggled open. Ceres tries to gently push Mathis out of the way, and as Ashlyn reaches out, Aiden does start to hand over the knife - his smile dropping. ]
"Ash--!"
[
oopsie. The librarian is quicker than you could imagine, as it snatches them out up in a flash of teeth and blood and then retreats with a shriek, and then.
echoing silence. You are alone again. The knife is left on the floor. The cabinet has fallen over and is open now, and there are papers across the desk. ]
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They both seem surprised to see these two - probably as surprised as Mathis and Ashlyn are. They're in rags as well, barefoot and clearly have been digging around this alcove for a while, trying to find something important. Papers are across a desk, and the cabinet is almost wiggled open. Ceres tries to gently push Mathis out of the way, and as Ashlyn reaches out, Aiden does start to hand over the knife - his smile dropping. ]
"Ash--!"
[
oopsie. The librarian is quicker than you could imagine, as it snatches them out up in a flash of teeth and blood and then retreats with a shriek, and then.
echoing silence. You are alone again. The knife is left on the floor. The cabinet has fallen over and is open now, and there are papers across the desk. ]