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Library [01.08]

Once the library was opened, Karal and Altra settled in to read about the island's current location. Karal was looking for something fun for him and Evey to do; what they found was absolute horror.

"These creatures cannot be real," he murmured, while Altra's ears flattened. Just in case, he pulled his feet up onto the chair.

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He was able to breath again.

"Good. Because I never want to do that again."

He took a long sip from his tea.

"The second visit was much less adventurous. I merely found Trism and spent the weekend with him, helping him with his apprentice's work in a stable and wandering about the better shops to get my teas and spices."

He was able to smile now.

"He's been taken under a veterinarian. His way with animals is almost uncanny."

And he blushed a little because that same way was very much usable on him. The same hum that'd calmed a startled horse had worked quite well to have him drifting off to easy sleep.

Through Altra's eyes the blush was barely noticeable, but still, it made Karal relax a little. "He sounds like a good friend," he ventured. "And time in a stable always helps me feel more settled. Did you enjoy it?"

"It was practically necessary."

He looked to Altra, and by extension, Karal.

"Would you like the truth or honesty?" he asked carefully. The two were very different things.

"I want to know how you felt," he replied gently, meeting Liir's eyes through Altra's. "Whichever you think that is."

"I haven't been all that well since Andrew and I parted ways.

"You know how close we were, how often we spent time together. When it ended, there was just... nothing. An empty room, a cold bed, do I need to go on?"

He fluttered past it, though. He knew how close Karal was with Andrew and he didn't want to alienate anyone.

"Professor Ambrose left without notice. Not even to me. You were gone. Ino had her own troubles and I did the best I could to help her instead of making them worse."

He shook his head and looked away to enjoy another sip of tea.

"Long story short, and that's probably for the best, Trism was just what I've needed. As I've told Ino, I'm not sold on him since he is an Ozian and I've had about as much luck as a homeless gambler with those from my own world, well... I'll have to see."

"Then I'm happy for you," Karal said quietly, pushing aside both an entirely irrational pang of guilt and a moment of faint discomfort. "And seeing where things lead sounds like the best plan."

"And, to wrap things up," he said with a breath out, "I have three tickets for the show this weekend. The play? I bought them on the first night ticket sales open but I haven't managed to find my way to you before now so I'm glad I figured that might happen."

"I had completely forgotten about the play," Karal admitted sheepishly. "It's a good thing one of us remembered."

He tapped his temple.

"It's what I do."

Karal smiled. "What night will we go?"

"I was thinking Sunday, but there's always tonight. Or next week. The show runs Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday."

"Sunday?" he suggested.

"Certainly. Eight o'clock. Should we meet here, so I can bring you to the theatre? It's rather small."

"Or I could stop by your room," he offered. "I'd hate to get lost on the way there. Altra knows the way there, and you know they way to the theatre, so it works out well."

"My room then," he agreed.

"Just follow the smell of vanilla and gooseberry."

He'd found a new tea he liked of late.

"We can do that," he chuckled. "Vanilla and gooseberry, Sunday night."

He finished up his tea.

"And good company."

He held up the cup.

"I was about to say that I should head to work but I've been incredibly rude," he said with a brief ruffle of his hair.

Karal shook his head. "You haven't been rude and you need to get to work." He made a shooing motion. "Go, before you're late. We can talk on Sunday."

He waited for a moment before ducking forward to grab a hug.

"Sunday," he promised.

He hugged him back, then ruffled his hair. "And I want to try some of your new tea, as well," he told him. "So I'll be by early."

"Good."

And while he had told Karal most of his troubles, he was proud of himself for having dealt with most of them beforehand. The only thing that'd really worried him had been Andrew.

Well, Andrew and what he'd done to Shell.

"I'll see you then!"

And with that, he ran off to work.

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