Dónde está la biblioteca

[thesilenthero]

Characters: Lexaeus, Ienzo
Content: He's a Nobody with a bit of a past. He's a selectively mute child-scientist. Together, they rescue books from burning!
Location: Alexandria, 48 BC.
Time of Day: Night
Warnings: Stealing from a royal library is srs business.



Lexaeus suspected that they looked out of place, but even at night, it was clear that the city of Alexandria was as cosmopolitan as any. There was an air to places like this, from world to world, cities that thrived on trade. In this city, it was less likely that they would be noticed; with so many different people coming and going, strangers would be looked at and dismissed.

He hadn't quite realized that he was used to this instinctive understanding. True, he'd been to many worlds, but after a while, it merely became routine. To lose both innocence and wonder...it was sad, somehow. Lexaeus turned to check on his companion; hopefully Ienzo would be impressed by the city. Wonder was something to be treasured.

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[thesilenthero]

Lexaeus stops gathering scrolls when he feels he's collected what he can carry without being dangerously overburdened. It looks as if Ienzo will be carrying some of their bounty back as well, which is all to the good. "Are you ready to go?" It doesn't seem as if it will be difficult to get back out, given the level of security.

[wefallinsilence]

Ienzo nods as soon as he's picked up as many scrolls as he can manage in turn. It's fewer than Lexaeus can, but that's only to be expected, given that he's nowhere near Lexaeus' size and doesn't want to be. Small is better for hiding, and that's more useful anyway.

[thesilenthero]

Aeleus nods and heads for the door; it doesn't appear that there's even anyone up and about enough to stop them. He briefly regrets - again - teaching Ienzo the value of dubiously justifiable petty theft at such a young age.

[wefallinsilence]

The fact that they aren't stopped is something that Ienzo considers to be a great relief. With so much uncertainty involved in this excursion it's nice to have things go comparatively well. Ienzo certainly isn't directly thinking of it as theft, which could honestly be a good thing or a bad thing, but he knows that the situation is one that's anything but normal - he certainly wouldn't consider keeping the books from the average library!

[thesilenthero]

Lexaeus is just as glad that they manage to return to the time machine without incident; he piles the scrolls as well as he can and turns to Ienzo. "Here; allow me to help you with those."

[wefallinsilence]

Ienzo is fairly certain he could manage the scrolls on his own, but all the same he's relatively willing to let Lexaeus take the scrolls. As long as they get back safely, it doesn't matter who carries the scrolls in the end.

This small section is free from the fire now, and he can only hope they end up somewhere useful.